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J. Walter Ruben Facts
| Sign | Leo |
| Born |
Aug 14, 1899 New York City, NY |
| Died |
Aug 16, 1942 Hollywood, CA |
| Age | Died at 43 |
| Total Facts | 2 |
A graduate of Columbia University, J. Walter Ruben worked briefly as a stage actor, publicity flack, and vaudeville gagwriter before becoming a regional distributor for the newly formed MGM in 1924. He graduated to screenwriting in 1927, to directing in 1931, and later moved in producing.
Died of a heart ailment in 1942, complicated by a streptococcus infection brought on by the stresses of filming the movie Tennessee Johnson (1942).