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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ruth_Gillette > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ruth_Gillette.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Gillette > Source revision: 1180037676 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American actress (1906–1994)}} {{Use American English|date=July 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Ruth Gillette | image = Ruth Gillette in Made for Each Other (1939).jpg | caption = Gillette in ''[Made for Each Other](/source/Made_for_Each_Other_(1939_film))'' (1939) | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1906|08|16}} | birth_place = [Chicago](/source/Chicago), Illinois, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1994|05|13|1906|08|16}} | death_place = [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), California, U.S. | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1925–1986 | spouse = [Harry Archer](/source/Harry_Archer_(composer)) | children = 1 }} '''Ruth Gillette''' (August 16, 1906 – May 13, 1994) was an American actress. She appeared in numerous films, TV series and theatrical productions from the 1920s to the 1980s. ==Early life== Gillette was born in Chicago in 1906, the daughter of Millard and Goldena Gillette.{{Citation needed |date=October 2021}} ==Career== Gillette started her career in 1925, acting mainly in musical comedy, debuting in the Broadway musical Gay Paree. During the 1930s she appeared in films like ''[Stage Mother](/source/Stage_Mother_(1933_film))'', ''[Frontier Marshal (1939 film)](/source/Frontier_Marshal_(1939_film))'', ''[David Harum](/source/David_Harum_(1934_film))'', ''[Three on a Honeymoon](/source/Three_on_a_Honeymoon_(1934_film))'', ''[Wild Gold](/source/Wild_Gold)'', ''[Convention Girl](/source/Convention_Girl)'', ''[Off to the Races](/source/Off_to_the_Races_(film))'', ''[This Is My Affair](/source/This_Is_My_Affair)'', ''[Saratoga](/source/Saratoga_(film))'' and during the 1940s and 1950s she also appeared in films like ''[The Postman Didn't Ring](/source/The_Postman_Didn't_Ring)'', ''[Coney Island](/source/Coney_Island_(1943_film))'', ''[Nob Hill](/source/Nob_Hill_(film))'' and ''[In a Lonely Place](/source/In_a_Lonely_Place)''.{{cite web|url=https://www.fandango.com/people/ruth-gillette-242317/biography|title=Ruth Gillette |publisher=fandango.com |accessdate=June 10, 2019}} She also appeared in the Broadway productions ''[Babes in Toyland](/source/Babes_in_Toyland_(operetta))'', ''[The Pajama Game](/source/The_Pajama_Game)'', ''[The Gazebo](/source/The_Gazebo_(play))'', and ''[70, Girls, 70](/source/70%2C_Girls%2C_70)''.{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/person/ruth-gillette-vault-0000110192|title=Ruth Gillette|accessdate=June 12, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Ruth Gillette |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/ruth-gillette-42192 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |accessdate=July 22, 2020 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200722025143/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/ruth-gillette-42192 |archivedate=July 22, 2020}} She subsequently appeared in TV series like ''[The Partridge Family](/source/The_Partridge_Family)'', ''[Madame's Place](/source/Madame's_Place)'', ''[Too Close for Comfort](/source/Too_Close_for_Comfort)'' and ''[The Facts of Life](/source/The_Facts_of_Life_(TV_series))'' during the 1970s and 1980s.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ruth-gillette/credits/268125/|title=Ruth Gillette|accessdate=June 12, 2019}} ==Personal life== Gillette was married to composer [Harry Archer](/source/Harry_Archer_(composer)), they had one son, Robert Gillette Robbins. Archer died in 1960.{{cite web|url=https://data.desmoinesregister.com/famous-iowans/harry-archer|title=Harry Archer|accessdate=June 10, 2019}} On May 13, 1994, Gillette died of lung cancer in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), California. Gillette was 87 years old. Gillette was cremated.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-18-mn-59040-story.html|title=Ruth Gillette; Broadway and Movie Actress|date=May 18, 1994|accessdate=June 10, 2019|newspaper=LA Times}}{{cite book|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons|isbn=9780786450985|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&dq=ruth+gillette+born+in+los+angeles&pg=PA280|page=280|accessdate=June 11, 2019|last1=Wilson|first1=Scott|date=19 August 2016|publisher=McFarland }} == Filmography == ===Film=== * ''[Stage Mother](/source/Stage_Mother_(1933_film))'' (1933) - Blonde (uncredited) * ''[Frontier Marshal](/source/Frontier_Marshal_(1934_film))'' (1934) - Queenie LaVerne * ''[David Harum](/source/David_Harum_(1934_film))'' (1934) - Lillian Russell (uncredited) * ''[Three on a Honeymoon](/source/Three_on_a_Honeymoon_(1934_film))'' (1934) - Mrs. Foster (uncredited) * ''[I Believed in You](/source/I_Believed_in_You)'' (1934) - Woman in Cafe (uncredited) * ''[Wild Gold](/source/Wild_Gold)'' (1934) - Dixie Belle * ''[Woman in the Dark](/source/Woman_in_the_Dark_(1934_film))'' (1934) - Lil Logan * ''[Life Begins at 40](/source/Life_Begins_at_40_(film))'' (1935) - Mrs. Cotton * ''[Convention Girl](/source/Convention_Girl)'' (1935) - Helen Shalton * ''[Silk Hat Kid](/source/Silk_Hat_Kid)'' (1935) - First Tart (uncredited) * ''[Navy Wife](/source/Navy_Wife_(1935_film))'' (1935) - Jenny (uncredited) * ''[The Spanish Cape Mystery](/source/The_Spanish_Cape_Mystery_(film))'' (1935) - Laura Constable * ''[The Great Ziegfeld](/source/The_Great_Ziegfeld)'' (1936) - Lillian Russell (uncredited) * ''[San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco_(1936_film))'' (1936) - Earthquake Survivor (uncredited) * ''[The Gentleman from Louisiana](/source/The_Gentleman_from_Louisiana)'' (1936) - Lillian Russell * ''[Bulldog Edition](/source/Bulldog_Edition)'' (1936) - Jailhouse Gertie (uncredited) * ''[Off to the Races](/source/Off_to_the_Races_(film))'' (1937) - Rosabelle * ''[This Is My Affair](/source/This_Is_My_Affair)'' (1937) - Blonde * ''[Saratoga](/source/Saratoga_(film))'' (1937) - Mrs. Pearl Hurley (uncredited) * ''[Wife, Doctor and Nurse](/source/Wife%2C_Doctor_and_Nurse)'' (1937) - Ex-Follies Girl (uncredited) * ''[In Old Chicago](/source/In_Old_Chicago)'' (1938) - Miss Lou * ''[Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm](/source/Rebecca_of_Sunnybrook_Farm_(1938_film))'' (1938) - Melba * ''[Josette](/source/Josette_(1938_film))'' (1938) - Belle * ''[The Chaser](/source/The_Chaser_(1938_film))'' (1938) - Mrs. Olaf Olson * ''[The Man from Music Mountain](/source/The_Man_from_Music_Mountain_(1938_film))'' (1938) - Madam Fatima (uncredited) * ''[Slander House](/source/Slander_House)'' (1938) - Mme. Renault * ''[Pride of the Navy](/source/Pride_of_the_Navy)'' (1939) - Undetermined Role (uncredited) * ''[Made for Each Other](/source/Made_for_Each_Other_(1939_film))'' (1939) - Tipsy Blonde at New Year's Eve Party (uncredited) * ''[The Return of the Cisco Kid](/source/The_Return_of_the_Cisco_Kid)'' (1939) - Flora * ''[Little Accident](/source/Little_Accident_(film))'' (1939) - Woman (uncredited) * ''[The Monster and the Girl](/source/The_Monster_and_the_Girl)'' (1941) - Wedding Witness (uncredited) * ''[For Beauty's Sake](/source/For_Beauty's_Sake)'' (1941) - Fat Woman (uncredited) * ''[Small Town Deb](/source/Small_Town_Deb)'' (1942) - Clerk * ''[The Postman Didn't Ring](/source/The_Postman_Didn't_Ring)'' (1942) - Secretary (uncredited) * ''[Street of Chance](/source/Street_of_Chance_(1942_film))'' (1942) - Blonde (uncredited) * ''[Hello, Frisco, Hello](/source/Hello%2C_Frisco%2C_Hello)'' (1943) - Singer (uncredited) * ''[Coney Island](/source/Coney_Island_(1943_film))'' (1943) - Saloon Patron (uncredited) * ''[Nob Hill](/source/Nob_Hill_(film))'' (1945) - uncredited * ''[Everybody Does It](/source/Everybody_Does_It)'' (1949) - Mrs. Craig (uncredited) * ''[In a Lonely Place](/source/In_a_Lonely_Place)'' (1950) - Martha (uncredited) * ''[The Shaggy D.A.](/source/The_Shaggy_D.A.)'' (1976) - Song Chairman * ''[Going Ape!](/source/Going_Ape!)'' (1981) - Marianne ===Television=== * ''[Dennis the Menace](/source/Dennis_the_Menace_(1959_TV_series))'' - The Lost Dog (1963) TV Episode .... Mrs. Morton * ''[The Partridge Family](/source/The_Partridge_Family)'' - The Last of Howard (1973) TV Episode .... Mrs. Milstead * ''[Madame's Place](/source/Madame's_Place)'' - Episode 1.21 (1982) TV Episode .... Mrs. Stewart, III * ''[Too Close for Comfort](/source/Too_Close_for_Comfort)'' - Don't Rock The Boat (1983) TV Episode .... Mrs. Wrigley * ''[The Facts of Life](/source/The_Facts_of_Life_(TV_series))'' - Two Guys from Appleton (1985) TV Episode .... Ruth - Grand Opening (1985) TV Episode .... Ruth - Out of Peekskill: Part 1 (1986) TV Episode .... Ruth - Out of Peekskill: Part 2 (1986) TV Episode .... Ruth ===Stage=== * ''Gay Paree'' (1925) * ''[Babes in Toyland](/source/Babes_in_Toyland_(operetta))'' (1930) * ''[The Pajama Game](/source/The_Pajama_Game)'' (1954) * ''[The Gazebo](/source/The_Gazebo_(play))'' (1958) * ''[70, Girls, 70](/source/70%2C_Girls%2C_70)'' (1971) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|id=0319065|name=Ruth Gillette}} * {{IBDB name|42192}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gillette, Ruth}} Category:1906 births Category:1994 deaths Category:American film actresses Category:American television actresses Category:American stage actresses Category:Actresses from Chicago Category:20th-century American actresses Category:Deaths from lung cancer in California --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ruth Gillette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Gillette) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Gillette?action=history)). 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