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Ruth Carol Hussey (October 30, 1911April 19, 2005) was an actress born in Providence, Rhode Island. She graduated from Pembroke College (then a women's college) at Brown University in 1933 and continued to study drama at the University of Michigan School of Drama. October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Motto: What Cheer Nickname: Beehive of Industry Location in Rhode Island Founded  -Incorporated 1636 1832  County Providence County Mayor David N. Cicilline (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 53. ... There are several Pembroke Colleges: Pembroke College, Cambridge Pembroke College, Oxford This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Brown University is an Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... University of Michigan, Ann Arbor The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is a public coeducational university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ...


Ruth Hussey's first show-business job was as a fashion commentator on a local radio station. She journeyed to New York City, where she was signed as a model by the world-famous Powers agency. She obtained some stage roles with touring companies and was noticed by MGM, which signed her and with whom she made her film debut in 1937. She quickly became a leading lady in MGM's "B" unit, usually playing sophisticated, worldly roles. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her turn as a cynical photographer and girlfriend of James Stewart (actor) in The Philadelphia Story. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Jimmy Stewart, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 in Indiana, Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh – July 2, 1997) was an American film actor beloved for his persona as an average guy who faces adversity and tries to do the right thing, an image which was largely... The Philadelphia Story is a 1940 romantic screwball comedy starring James Stewart, Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. ...


She also worked with Robert Taylor in Flight Command (1940), Robert Young in H.M.Pulham Esq (1941), Van Heflin in Tennessee Johnson (1942), Ray Milland in The Uninvited (1944) and Alan Ladd in The Great Gatsby (1949). She soon focused her main energies on the stage, however, and returned to the screen only occasionally. Her final major film role was in The Facts of Life in 1960. She was married to the talent agent and radio producer Charles Robert Longenecker, who died in 2002. There are many people known as Robert Taylor, including: Robert Taylor (actor) Robert Taylor (aviation artist) Robert Taylor (composer) Robert Taylor (computer scientist) Sir Robert Taylor (architect) Robert Taylor (athlete) Robert Taylor (UK politician) Robert Love Taylor (US politician) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... Robert Young may refer to several different people: Robert Young (politician) (1834–1904), New Brunswick politician and businessman Robert Young (Biblical scholar), author of Youngs Literal Translation of the Bible Robert Young (actor) Robert Young (director), movie and television director Robert Young (linguist), co-author of the Analytical Lexicon... Emmett Evan Heflin Jnr. ... Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend Ray Milland (January 3, 1905 – March 10, 1986) was a successful Welsh actor and director who worked primarily in the United States. ... Alan Walbridge Ladd, Jr. ... The cover of the Scribner Paperback Fiction Edition, 1995. ... The Facts of Life was a spinoff of the popular NBC sitcom Diffrent Strokes. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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Ruth Hussey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (252 words)
Ruth Carol Hussey (October 30, 1911 – April 19, 2005) was an actress born in Providence, Rhode Island.
She graduated from Pembroke College (then a women's college) at Brown University in 1933 and continued to study drama at the University of Michigan School of Drama.
Ruth Hussey's first show-business job was as a fashion commentator on a local radio station.
washingtonpost.com: 'Philadelphia Story' Screen Actress Ruth Hussey Dies (769 words)
Ruth Hussey, 93, the breathtaking brunette best known for her Academy Award-nominated performance as the sarcastic photographer in "The Philadelphia Story," died April 19 at a nursing home in Thousand Oaks, Calif. She had complications from a recent hospital stay for appendicitis.
Hussey, a former Powers model, appeared in more than 40 films and typically was cast as elegant, wise and slightly world-weary women.
Ruth Carol Hussey was born Oct. 30, 1911, in Providence, R.I. Her ancestor Christopher Hussey was one of the original purchasers of Nantucket Island, Mass.
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