Ruth Chatterton Overview:

Legendary actress, Ruth Chatterton, was born on Dec 24, 1892 in New York City, NY. Chatterton died at the age of 68 on Nov 24, 1961 in Norwalk, CT .

MINI BIO:

Pretty, dark-haired American stage star (an immense hit in gamine roles of the 1920s) for whom film talkies came almost too late. She was a major star in them, but for only a few years. Returned to the stage in the late 1930s, having been nominated for Academy Awards in Madame X and Sarah and Son. In her later years she became a modestly successful novelist. Married three times, the first two being film stars Ralph Forbes (1924-1932) and George Brent (1932-1934).

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HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Chatterton was nominated for two Oscars, she never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1928/29Best ActressMadame X (1929)Jacqueline FloriotNominated
1929/30Best ActressSarah and Son (1930)Sarah StormNominated
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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. In addition, Chatterton was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame .

BlogHub Articles:

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On Blu-ray: Walter Huston and in William Wyler's Dodsworth (1936)

By KC on May 6, 2020 From Classic Movies

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This is the begining of my 'Actress of the Month' segment discussing the most famous women of the Precode era. The first, for whats left of the month of April, is who I consider to be the Queen of the Precodes. Below is a short bio of her life and, sadly, her too short acting career.... Read full article


Actress of the Month:

By Emma on Apr 18, 2012 From Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood

This is the begining of my 'Actress of the Month' segment discussing the most famous women of the Precode era. The first, for whats left of the month of April, is who I consider to be the Queen of the Precodes. Below is a short bio of her life and, sadly, her too short acting career.... Read full article


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Ruth Chatterton Quotes:

Alison Drake: I know for some women, men are a household necessity; myself, I'd rather have a canary.


Fran Dodsworth: Remember, I, I did make a home for you once, and I'll do it again, only you've got to let me have my fling now! Because you're simply rushing at old age, Sam, and I'm not ready for that yet.


[last lines]
Jim Thorne: What about you?
Alison Drake: Oh, you didn't know? I'm gonna have nine children.
Jim Thorne: Is that all?
Alison Drake: That's all.


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She directed Broadway plays beginning in the 1920s, and translated French works for the American stage. She was also a licensed pilot who flew her own plane cross-country.

In 1930 she was considered for the role of Nancy in a possible MGM film version of Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist," but the studio never made the film. It would have been the first sound version of a Dickens novel.

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