Ruth Donnelly
| Sign | Taurus |
| Born | May 17, 1896 Trenton, NJ |
| Died | Nov 17, 1982 New York City, NY |
| Age | Died at 86 |
Ruth Donnelly | |
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1914-1965 |
| Top Roles | Mabel Dawson, Ruth, Mrs. Emma Hopper, Aunt Lou, Duchess, Cherry's Maid |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Musical, Crime, Western |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Pre-Code Cinema, Book-Based |
| Top Collaborators | Jack L. Warner (Producer), Hal B. Wallis (Producer), Frank Capra (Director), Michael Curtiz (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Dennis Hopper, Maureen O'Sullivan, Ralf Harolde see more.. |
Ruth Donnelly Overview:
Character actress, Ruth Donnelly, was born on May 17, 1896 in Trenton, NJ. Donnelly died at the age of 86 on Nov 17, 1982 in New York City, NY .
MINI BIO:
Ruth Donnelly was a square-built, sharp-eyed, strong-chinned American actress. She was usually cast as ladies who dished out verbal witticisms to the discomfort of their menfolk, sometimes as dowagers who flirted with gigolos. She soon became the 'Thelma Ritter' of the middle-class bracket, but after the death of her husband in the late 1950's she left films and turned to song-writing.
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BlogHub Articles:
: The Sneer With No Peer
By FlickChick on Jan 7, 2023 From A Person in the DarkThis is my entry in the "What a Character" Blogathon, hosted by the wonderful bloggers at Once Upon a Screen, Paula's Cinema Club and Outspoken and Freckled. Please check out their sites for more of those unforgettable characters that put the support in supporting characters.The peerless sneer of Ru... Read full article
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By smumcountry on Feb 22, 2015 From Smum CountyFebruary 22, 2015 by smumcounty was born on May 17th, 1896 in Trenton, New Jersey, the daughter of a newspaper editor and music critic and one time mayor of Trenton. She got her acting debut at the age of 17 in the chorus of the touring company for ?The Quaker Girl?. Four years later s... Read full article
Know Your Character Actor –
By smumcountry on Feb 22, 2015 From Smum CountyFebruary 22, 2015 by smumcounty was born on May 17th, 1896 in Trenton, New Jersey, the daughter of a newspaper editor and music critic and one time mayor of Trenton. She got her acting debut at the age of 17 in the chorus of the touring company for ?The Quaker Girl?. Four years later s... Read full article
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Ruth Donnelly Quotes:
[last lines]
Mrs. George Peters: Yoo hoo! I was just sayin' to George, I mustn't forget to say goodbye to that nice Miss Lang. You poor darling, we've been so worried about'cha. Course we knew all the time you were perfectly innocent, didn't we, George?
[he nods]
Mrs. George Peters: Why, I told him you wouldn't kill a fly.
Spot White: [demurely] Thank you.
Mrs. George Peters: Well goodbye, my dear.
Mr. George Peters: If you ever come to Topeka, why...
Mrs. George Peters: Come along, George.
Mr. George Peters: Did I say sumpin' wrong?
Mrs. George Peters: No. Don't brag about Topeka.
[Two-shot of Gregory and Tanya, aka Spot White, heading off to the "interior" to fight the dreaded Black Fever. Then closeup on Tanya, looking brave and noble]
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