Ruth Gillette

born: 16 August 1904 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

died: 13 May 1994 Los Angeles, California, United States of America (cancer, age 89)

American actress of stage and screen, formerly from Broadway. She later claimed a birth year of 1906, which as a result is repeated by most sources. However, birth and Social Security records confirm she was actually born two years earlier.

Real name: Ruth Eleanor Rice

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1933 Keg O'My Heart Leading lady Acknowledgements: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23M-NQVF (birth record) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8VM-W4G (1937 marriage) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGBQ-F9Z (CA Death Index, "Ruth Eleanor Gillette") https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPSV-DCK (CA Death Index, "Ruth Eleanor Gillettearcher") https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPSF-8F1 (CA Death Index, "Ruth Eleanor Archer") https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J56X-P2K (Social Security Death Index) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K44-H198 (Social Security Numident File) https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ruth-gillette-rebecca-sunnybrook-farm-3851103107 (autograph, 1972) Jesse Brisson (help and information) This page was last updated on: 16 August 2024