Birthname: Ruth Gordon Jones
| Sign | Scorpio |
| Born |
Oct 30, 1896
Quincy, MA |
| Died |
Aug 28, 1985
Edgartown, MA |
| Age | Died at 88 |
| Final Resting Place Cremated | |
Ruth Gordon |
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| Job | Actress/Writer |
| Years active | 1915-1985 |
| Known for | Mothers, aged eccentrics |
| Top Roles | Mrs. Sarah Jarvis, Extra, Minnie Castevet, Anna Stensgard, Miss Ruth Ellis, Larry's Secretary |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Comedy, Romance, Biographical, War |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, World War II, Based on Play, Money, Exotic Lands |
| Top Collaborators | Stuart Holmes, Robert Morley, Roddy McDowall, Monte Blue, Virginia Christine, Kurt Kreuger, Torben Meyer, Roland Varno |
| Also Born on October 30 | |
| Also Born in 1896 | |
| Also Born in Massachusetts | |
| Also a Scorpio | |
Ruth Gordon Overview:
Legendary character actress, Ruth Gordon, was born Ruth Gordon Jones on Oct 30, 1896 in Quincy, MA. Gordon died at the age of 88 on Aug 28, 1985 in Edgartown, MA and was cremated and her ashes given to family or friend.
MINI BIO:
Ruth Gordon was an American actress and writer who played a couple of leading roles in silent films, mothers in the 1940s, and aged eccentrics in recent times. She turned the early part of her life into a play; it was filmed, as "The Actress" in 1953. She was married to writer/director Garson Kanin (2nd of two husbands) from 1942 until her death in 1985. With Kanin, she wrote the screenplays for Adam's Rib and Pat and Mike, both of which starred Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Ruth Gordon was nominated for two Academy Awards, winning one for Best Supporting Actress for Rosemary's Baby (as Minnie Castevet) in 1968.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1965 | Best Supporting Actress | Inside Daisy Clover (1965) | The Dealer | Nominated |
| 1968 | Best Supporting Actress | Rosemary's Baby (1968) | Minnie Castevet | Won |
Ruth Gordon BlogHub Articles:
SCREENPLAY BY: Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon
SCREENPLAY BY: Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon On May 12, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Today is Katharine Hepburn’s birthday, and because I’ve talked about her ad nauseam here on The Garden, I thought I’d focus on something else this year: Hollywood pow... Read full article
Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin write for the silver screen's dream team
Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin write for the silver screen's dream team Labels: Adam's Rib (1949), Garson Kanin, Pat and Mike (1952), Ruth Gordon, Spencer Tracy When Garson Kanin published Tracy & Hepburn: An Intimate Memoir in 1972, Katharine Hepburn was furious and refused to... Read full article
Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin write for the silver screen's dream team
Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin write for the silver screen's dream team Labels: Adam's Rib (1949), Garson Kanin, Pat and Mike (1952), Ruth Gordon, Spencer Tracy When Garson Kanin published Tracy & Hepburn: An Intimate Memoir in 1972, Katharine Hepburn was furious and refused to... Read full article
Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin write for the silver screen’s dream team
When Garson Kanin published Tracy & Hepburn: An Intimate Memoir in 1972, Katharine Hepburn was furious and refused to talk to him for years. But after time went by and many of her friends started passing away, including Kanin’s wife and writing partner Ruth Gordon, Miss Hepburn came to va... Read full article
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