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Ruth Clifford is a Actor American born on 17 february 1900 at Pawtucket (USA)

Ruth Clifford

Ruth Clifford
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Nationality USA
Birth 17 february 1900 at Pawtucket (USA)
Death 30 november 1998 (at 98 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)

Ruth Clifford (February 17, 1900 – November 30, 1998) was an American actress of leading roles in silent films, whose career lasted from silent days into the television era.

Biography

A native of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, she attended St. Mary's Seminary in Narragansett, Rhode Island, then, following her mother's death in 1911, came to Los Angeles as a teenager to live with her actress aunt. She got work as an extra and began her career at 15 at Universal, in fairly substantial roles. By her mid-twenties, she was playing leads and second leads, including the role of Abraham Lincoln's lost love, Ann Rutledge, in The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924). But sound pictures found her roles diminishing, and throughout the next three decades she played smaller and smaller parts.

She was a favorite of director John Ford (they played bridge together), who used her in eight films, but rarely in substantial roles. She was also, for a time, the voice of Walt Disney's Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck. She lived long enough to find herself in demand for documentary interviews on the subject of early Hollywood.

She was married to Beverly Hills real-estate developer James Cornelius. They had one child and divorced in 1938.

She died in 1998 at the age of 98. Her interment was in Culver City's Holy Cross Cemetery.

Usually with

John Ford
John Ford
(5 films)
Rupert Julian
Rupert Julian
(4 films)
Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
(5 films)
Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Ruth Clifford (35 films)

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Actress

Funny Girl
Funny Girl (1968)
, 2h31
Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon, Mae Questel
Rating73% 3.698053.698053.698053.698053.69805
Set in and around New York City just prior to and following World War I, the story opens with Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand) awaiting the return of husband Nicky Arnstein (Omar Sharif) from prison, and then moves into an extended flashback focusing on their meeting and marriage.
Designing Woman, 1h58
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Dolores Gray, Lauren Bacall, Gregory Peck, Sam Levene, Tom Helmore, Mickey Shaughnessy
Rating66% 3.3478753.3478753.3478753.3478753.347875
While on vacation, sports reporter Mike Hagen (Gregory Peck) meets fashion designer Marilla Brown (Lauren Bacall). The two instantly bond and quickly get married, only to realize they have little in common.
The Cobweb
The Cobweb (1955)
, 2h14
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall, Mabel Albertson, Charles Boyer, Gloria Grahame, Lillian Gish
Roles M Jenkins
Rating62% 3.147483.147483.147483.147483.14748
Dr. Stewart McIver (Richard Widmark) is now in charge of a psychiatric facility, one run for many years by medical director Dr. Douglas Devanal (Charles Boyer).
Prince of Players, 1h42
Directed by Philip Dunne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about television, Children's films
Actors Richard Burton, Maggie McNamara, John Derek, Raymond Massey, Charles Bickford, Elizabeth Sellars
Roles Nurse
Rating66% 3.342343.342343.342343.342343.34234
Edwin "Ned" Booth (Richard Burton) is the son of the noted thespian Junius Brutus Booth and the older brother of another actor, John Wilkes Booth. Beginning In 1848, as a boy, and into early manhood, he travels with and assists Junius, who is often drunk and seems at times on the brink of madness.
The Quiet Man, 2h9
Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Le boxe anglaise
Actors John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond, Victor McLaglen, Mildred Natwick
Roles Mother (uncredited)
Rating76% 3.8473653.8473653.8473653.8473653.847365
In the 1920s, Sean Thornton (John Wayne), an Irish-born American from Pittsburgh, travels to Ireland to reclaim his family's farm and his birthplace in Inisfree. He meets and falls in love with the fiery Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O'Hara), the sister of the bullying, loud-mouthed landowner Squire "Red" Will Danaher (Victor McLaglen). Danaher, who had wanted the farm himself, is angry that the Widow Tillane (herself angered by Danaher's admission that he had discussed her in the local pub) accepts Sean's bid, and retaliates by refusing consent for his sister to marry. Several town locals, including the Catholic priest, Father Lonergan (Ward Bond), conspire to trick him into believing that the wealthy Widow Tillane (Mildred Natwick) wants to marry him, but only if Mary Kate is no longer living in his house. After learning the truth on Sean and Mary Kate's wedding day, an enraged Will refuses to give his sister her dowry which is made up of a large sum of money and her family possessions passed down from her mother.
Stars and Stripes Forever, 1h30
Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Clifton Webb, Debra Paget, Robert Wagner, Ruth Hussey, Finlay Currie, Roy Roberts
Roles Infirmière (non créditée)
Rating70% 3.541783.541783.541783.541783.54178
While loosely based on Sousa's autobiography Marching Along, the film takes considerable liberties and dramatic license, often expanding and examining themes and passages in the book.
Sunset Boulevard, 1h50
Directed by Billy Wilder, Charles C. Coleman, Gerd Oswald
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Noir, Romance
Themes Films about films, Films about writers, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about television, Mise en scène d'un scénariste, Films about psychiatry
Actors William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Fred Clark
Rating83% 4.199394.199394.199394.199394.19939
At a Sunset Boulevard mansion, the body of Joe Gillis floats in the swimming pool. In a flashback, Joe relates the events leading to his death.
Wagon Master, 1h26
Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Ben Johnson, Harry Carey, Jr., Joanne Dru, Ward Bond, Charles Kemper, Jane Darwell
Roles Fleuretty Phyffe
Rating70% 3.544133.544133.544133.544133.54413
The film opens with a prelude showing a murderous robbery by the outlaw Clegg family (the patriarch Shiloh (Charles Kemper) and his four "boys"). The credits then follow the prelude, which was a stylistic innovation at its time.
Not Wanted
Not Wanted (1949)
, 1h31
Directed by Ida Lupino, Elmer Clifton
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Sally Forrest, Leo Penn, Keefe Brasselle, Dorothy Adams, Wheaton Chambers, Ruth Clifford
Roles Elizabeth Stone
Rating67% 3.393863.393863.393863.393863.39386
Sally Kelton, une jeune femme de dix-neuf ans, s'empare d'un bébé dans un landau. La police l'arrête et l'incarcère. Mais, lorsqu'elle explique les motivations de son geste à la mère légitime, celle-ci refuse alors de porter plainte. Elle est donc bientôt libérée. En réalité, Sally Kelton est une mère célibataire qui, après avoir été abandonnée par son amant, découvrit qu'elle était enceinte. Sa première réaction a été de confier son enfant à une institution appropriée. À présent, elle regrette son attitude et cherche, en désespoir de cause, à récupérer l'enfant. À sa sortie de prison, Drew Baxter, propriétaire d'une station-service, où Sally est employée, l'attend, car, très amoureux, il souhaiterait se marier avec elle. La jeune femme s'enfuit dès qu'elle l'aperçoit. Drew, invalide d'une jambe, essaie, pourtant, de la poursuivre, mais il finit par s'effondrer. Sally tente, pour sa part, de se suicider. Quand elle voit Drew à terre, elle se retourne vers lui pour l'aider à se relever. C'est alors qu'ils s'étreignent mutuellement.
Father Was a Fullback, 1h24
Directed by John M. Stahl
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, American football films, Children's films
Actors Fred MacMurray, Rudy Vallée, Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood, Betty Lynn, Thelma Ritter
Roles Neighbor (uncredited)
Rating63% 3.196333.196333.196333.196333.19633
State College football coach George Cooper (Fred MacMurray) has more than enough problems on the job without his teenage daughter Connie (Betty Lynn) complicating his life at home.
3 Godfathers, 1h46
Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Themes Christmas films, Le désert
Actors John Wayne, Harry Carey, Jr., Pedro Armendáriz, Ward Bond, Mildred Natwick, Jane Darwell
Roles Woman in Bar
Rating69% 3.497683.497683.497683.497683.49768
Cattle rustlers Robert Hightower (John Wayne), Pedro "Pete" Rocafuerte (Pedro Armendáriz), and William Kearney (Harry Carey, Jr.) rob a bank in the town of Welcome, Arizona, but Kearney suffers a bullet wound and they have to flee into the desert, pursued by the posse of Sheriff Buck Sweet (Ward Bond), who puts a bullet in their water bag. They eventually lose their horses in a desert storm and end up walking. In their search for water, they come across a water hole, which has, however, been destroyed by the misguided efforts of a bumbling tenderfoot. In his covered wagon left nearby lies his wife (actually Sheriff Sweet's niece), who is pregnant and about to give birth. With the help of the trio, she has a boy, whom she names Robert William Pedro after her benefactors. Before dying, she extracts a promise from his three godfathers that they will take care of him. Moved by her plight, the three desperados uphold their promise despite the acute lack of water.
Mickey's Delayed Date, 7minutes
Directed by Charles August Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un rongeur, Mise en scène d'une souris, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Ruth Clifford, Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney
Rating64% 3.245183.245183.245183.245183.24518
Mickey et Minnie doivent aller danser mais ce dernier s'est endormi. Minnie le réveille par téléphone et lui demande de se dépêcher. Mickey se débarbouille et s'habille rapidement mais il oublie les billets, par malheur tombés de leur enveloppe. Heureusement, Pluto s'en aperçoit et les apporte à Mickey. Le chien bouscule Mickey qui se retrouve alors couvert par les immondices d'une poubelle. Mickey se présente quand même à la soirée et est sauvé par le fait qu'elle soit costumée...
My Darling Clementine, 1h37
Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Henry Fonda, Victor Mature, Linda Darnell, Walter Brennan, Grant Withers, Ward Bond
Roles une spectatrice au théâtre
Rating76% 3.8476253.8476253.8476253.8476253.847625
In 1882 (in reality, the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral happened on Oct 26, 1881), Wyatt, Morgan, Virgil, and James Earp are driving cattle to California when they cross Old Man Clanton, played by Walter Brennan. When they learn about the nearby boom town of Tombstone, the older brothers ride in, leaving the youngest brother James to watch over the cattle. The Earps soon learn that Tombstone is a lawless town without a marshal. Wyatt is the only man in the town willing to face the drunk Indian shooting at the townspeople. When they return to their camp, they find the cattle rustled and James murdered.
The Spider
The Spider (1945)
, 1h3
Directed by Robert D. Webb
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Richard Conte, Kurt Kreuger, Faye Marlowe, John Harvey, Martin Kosleck, Mantan Moreland
Roles M Gillespie, locataire
Rating59% 2.9934452.9934452.9934452.9934452.993445
A private detective is pursued by both police and a mysterious killer.