Ruth Wood was born on 18 January 1909 in Oakland, California, USA. She was married to John Belden Wood and Clinton Eastwood. She died on 4 February 2006 in Carmel Valley, California, USA.
Sondra Locke said that during the 14 years she lived with Ruth's son Clint Eastwood, she never observed the two of them really "talking" and wondered why, when Ruth visited overnight, she often brought her own bedsheets.
