Ruth Chatterton (December 24, 1893 – November 24, 1961) was an American actress.
Born in New York City on Christmas Eve 1893, of English and French extraction to Walter Smith and Lillian Reed Chatterton, she was on Broadway by the age of 14, as a dancer.
Her first film was Sins of the Fathers in 1928, and almost all of her films were pre-Code. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for two films: Madame X (1929) and Sarah and So...
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Ruth Chatterton (December 24, 1893 – November 24, 1961) was an American actress.
Born in New York City on Christmas Eve 1893, of English and French extraction to Walter Smith and Lillian Reed Chatterton, she was on Broadway by the age of 14, as a dancer.
Her first film was Sins of the Fathers in 1928, and almost all of her films were pre-Code. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for two films: Madame X (1929) and Sarah and Son (1930). She starred in the Paramount Pictures all-star revue Paramount on Parade (1930).
Her stage experience enhanced many of her film performances when the "silents" segued to the "talkies." Although her first "talkies" were merely filmed stage productions, her enunciation and acting were appreciated by the public and critics alike. When she left Paramount, her initial studio, for Warner Brothers (along with Kay Francis and William Powell), it was noted that the brothers Warner needed an infusion of "class."
She co-starred in the film...
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