Ruth Ford

Ruth Ford

actress, writer

Ruth Ford was born on Jul 07, 1911 in USA. Ruth Ford's big-screen debut came with Chloe, Love Is Calling You directed by Marshall Neilan in 1934. Ruth Ford is known for The Eyes of the Amaryllis directed by Frederick King Keller, Ruth Ford stars as Gran and Martha Byrne as Jenny. The upcoming new movie Ruth Ford plays is Too Much Johnson which will be released on Aug 30, 2014.

Her parents, Mr. & Mrs. C. N. Ford, managed the Tennessee Hotel in Clarksville, Tennessee, in 1943. At that time, she reported to the local newspaper in Clarksville that she had a daughter named Shelley, age 2. Also, Orson Welles is her godfather. Prior to her Hollywood experience, she was in Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre plays before he left for the coast and was playing summer stock when noticed by a Hollywood playwright. He set Columbia Pictures on her trail to sign her up and since that time she has been with them and Warner Brothers. She posed for Harpers' Magazine and for the Paris and London issues of "Vogue" and "Harpers"; also appeared in "Town and Country" and "Mademoiselle." She even appeared in the local newspaper, "The Leaf-Chronicle" showing her modeling a pair of black stockings. She said that "(her) Mother and Daddy noticed it by chance and the next day it was on the front page."

  • Birthday

    Jul 07, 1911
  • Place of Birth

    Brookhaven, Mississippi, USA

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