Ruth Elder(1893-1985)
- Actress
Ruth Elder born in New York in 1893. At 16 she was chosen queen of the
Coney Island carnival celebrated for one week, she then went to work as
an extra for the Edison studios, then under contract with the
Thanhouser Film Company in 1915, a ingenue beautiful star for two
years, appearing in mostly short dramas such as 'The Bridal Bouquet'.
She won the most popular movie star by The New York Telegraph in 1915,
later with the Universal Film Co in 1917, her last screen appearance
was in a comedy 'Thirty a Week' directed by Harry Beaumont and starring
Tom Moore for the Goldwyn studios in 1918. not to be confused with Ruth
Elder the aviatrix.
