Ann Rutherford (born November 2, 1920) is a Canadian-American actress in film, radio, and television. She has had a long career starring and co-starring in films, playing Polly Benedict on the big screen of the 1930s and 1940s, and on The Bob Newhart Show as Newhart's character's mother-in-law. Image File history File links Ann_Rutherford. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a city located in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... Gone with the Wind is a 1939 film adapted from Margaret Mitchells 1936 novel of the same name. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Face The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Bob Newhart Show is the name of two different television series. ...

Her first film role was in Waterfront Lady in 1935. She appeared in eighteen films between 1935 and 1937. It was in 1937 that her first notable role came as Andy Hardy's girlfriend, Polly Benedict, in You're Only Young Once. In the long-running, Academy Award-winning Andy Hardy film series, she played Polly twelve times, with the last appearance being in Andy Hardy's Double Life in 1942. Andy Hardy was a fictional character played by Mickey Rooney in an extremely successful MGM film series from 1937 to 1947. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...

She was born Therese Ann Rutherford to a former Metropolitan Opera tenor and an actress in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. At an early age, she performed in various radio shows. She began her film career in starring roles in Waterfront Lady for Mascot Pictures in 1935. Mascot merged with Republic Pictures, and Miss Rutherford soon established herself as a popular leading lady of Westerns with Gene Autry and John Wayne. Afterward, she was placed under contract with MGM. At MGM, she appeared in such films as A Christmas Carol (1938) and Pride and Prejudice (1940). She was loaned to Selznick International to appear as Careen O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939). This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... Republic Pictures Corporation (aka Republic Entertainment) is an independent film, television, and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, best known for its specialization in quality B pictures, westerns and movie serials. ... Gene Autry. ... John Wayne (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979) was an iconic, Academy Award-winning, American film actor. ... “MGM” redirects here. ... Jane Austens novel Pride and Prejudice (1813) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. ... Gone with the Wind is a 1939 film adapted from Margaret Mitchells 1936 novel of the same name. ...

From 1937 until 1942, she portrayed Polly Benedict in the very successful Andy Hardy series. She also starred in a series of mystery/comedies with Red Skelton (Whistling in the Dark (1941), Whistling in Dixie (1942), and Whistling in Brooklyn (1943). Andy Hardy was a fictional character played by Mickey Rooney in an extremely successful MGM film series from 1937 to 1947. ... Richard Bernard Red Skelton (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997) was an American comedian whose greatest impact — in a career which began as a teen circus clown and graduated to vaudeville, Broadway, MGM films, and radio — began when he reached television stardom with The Red Skelton Show (NBC, 1951–1952...

She left MGM to freelance in the early 1940s, starring in such films as Orchestra Wives (1942) (with the Glenn Miller Orchestra), Two O'Clock Courage (1945) and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947). Orchestra Wives was the second and last film to feature The Glenn Miller Orchestra. ... Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 — presumably December 15, 1944), was an American jazz musician and bandleader in the swing era. ... For the 1947 film, see The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947 film). ...

She retired from films in 1950, but returned to her old studio in 1972 to make They Only Kill Their Masters. Ironically (given the film's grisly name), the film was shot on the old Andy Hardy set.

On radio, Ann Rutherford replaced Penny Singleton as Blondie. Penny Singleton (September 15, 1908 – November 12, 2003) was a Hollywood actress best known for her role in the series of motion pictures and subsequent radio comedy based on the comic strip Blondie. ... Blondie was a radio situation comedy adapted from the long-run Blondie comic strip by Chic Young. ...

She was supposed to make a comeback out of retirement to play Rose Calvert in the 1997 blockbuster movie Titanic (1997), but turned down the role, which went to Gloria Stuart. Titanic is a 1997 romantic drama / disaster film directed, written and co-produced by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. ... Gloria Stuart (born July 4, 1910) is an American stage, television and film actress and artist. ...

In October 2004, she made a guest appearance with many fans at the Margaret Mitchell Birthday in Jonesboro, Georgia, to honor Gone With the Wind, and she even signed autographs and reminisced old times at this historic event. Jonesboro is a city located in Clayton County, Georgia. ...

On November 2, 2005, Rutherford celebrated her 85th birthday surrounded by her fans & friends at a luncheon in Beverly Hills, California. Neither Evelyn Keyes (who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease) nor Olivia de Havilland, her two surviving Gone with the Wind co-stars, was able to attend. November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Beverly Hills is a city in the western part of Los Angeles County, California. ... Evelyn Keyes (November 20, 1919) is an United States actress. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Rutherford was married twice. On Christmas Eve, 1942, she married David May, and the couple, had a girl, Gloria May, in 1943. They were divorced in 1953, and in that same year, she married William Dozier, who went on to produce the Batman TV series. Dozier died in 1991. The Christmas Eve (1904-05), watercolor painting by the Swedish painter Carl Larsson (1853-1919) Christmas Eve, the evening of December 24th, the preceding day or vigil before Christmas Day, is treated to a greater or a lesser extent in most Christian societies as part of the Christmas season. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... William Dozier (13 February 1908 – 23 April 1991) was a television producer and actor, most famous as the producer and narrator of the Batman television series. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Filmography

• Melody Trail (1935)
• Waterfront Lady (1935)
• The Fighting Marines (1935)
• The Singing Vagabond (1935)
• The Oregon Trail (1936)
• The Lawless Nineties (1936)
• Doughnuts and Society (1936)
• Comin' 'Round the Mountain (1936)
• The Harvester (1936)
• The Lonely Trail (1936)
• Down to the Sea (1936)
• Annie Laurie (1936)
• You're Only Young Once (1937)
• Live, Love and Learn (1937)
• The Bride Wore Red (1937)
• Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937)
• The Devil Is Driving (1937)
• Carnival in Paris (1937)
• Dramatic School (1938)
• Out West with the Hardys (1938)
• Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
• Judge Hardy's Children (1938)
• Of Human Hearts (1938)
• Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things (1938)
• A Christmas Carol (1938)
• Judge Hardy and Son (1939)
• Gone with the Wind (1939)
• Dancing Co-Ed (1939)
• These Glamour Girls (1939)
• Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)
• Angel of Mercy (1939)
• The Hardys Ride High (1939)
• Four Girls in White (1939)
• Keeping Company (1940)
• Wyoming (1940)
• Pride and Prejudice (1940)
• Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
• The Ghost Comes Home (1940)
• Badlands of Dakota (1941)
• Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)
• Whistling in the Dark (1941)
• Washington Melodrama (1941)
• Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
• Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942)
• Whistling in Dixie (1942)
• Orchestra Wives (1942)
• The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)
• This Time for Keeps (1942)
• Flag of Mercy (1942)
• Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)
• Happy Land (1943)
• The Bermuda Mystery (1944)
• Bedside Manner (1945)
• Two O'Clock Courage (1945)
• Inside Job (1946)
• Murder in the Music Hall (1946)
• The Madonna's Secret (1946)
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
• Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
• Operation Haylift (1950)
• They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)

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External links

• Ann Rutherford at the Internet Movie Database