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Mary Ritts

Overview

  • Born
    June 16, 1910 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    May 14, 2006 · Pasadena, California, USA (natural causes)
  • Birth name
    Mary Donnelly

Biography

  • Mary Ritts was born on June 16, 1910 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for The Errand Boy (1961), In the Park (1951) and NBC Children's Theatre (1963). She was married to Paul Ritts. She died on May 14, 2006 in Pasadena, California, USA.

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  • Spouse
      Paul Ritts(? - October 18, 1980) (his death, 1 child)

Trivia

  • Mother of Mark Ritts
  • The Ritts Puppets a menagerie that originally included Geoffrey the Giraffe, Albert the Chipmunk, Calvin the Crow and Magnolia the Ostrich
    • debuted on "In the Park," a Sunday family TV series on CBS from 1951
    to 1953 starring Bill Sears. Mary Ritts supplied the voice for Magnolia the Ostrich, a quintessential Southern belle with long eyelashes and a soprano singing voice. Her husband provided the voices for the male puppets.

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