Ruth Clifford (February 17, 1900 – November 30, 1998) was an American actress of leading roles in

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, whose career lasted from that era into the television era.

Early years

Clifford was born in

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, the daughter of parents who were both born in England. Following her mother's death when Ruth was 11, she and her sister were placed in St. Mary's Seminary in

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. Four years later, they went to Los Angeles to live with their actress aunt.

Film

Clifford got work as an extra and began her career at 15 at

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, in fairly substantial roles. She received her first film credit for her work in '' Behind the Lines'' (1916). By her mid-twenties, she was playing leads and second leads, including the role of

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's lost love,

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, in ''

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'' (1924). But sound pictures found her roles diminishing, and throughout the next three decades she played smaller and smaller parts. She was a favorite of director

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(they played

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together), who used her in eight films, but rarely in substantial roles. She was also, for a time, the voice of

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and

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. Clifford's obituary in the

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noted that she "became a prime source for historians of the silent screen era".

Stage

In the 1940s, Clifford toured the United States as a member of the

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Company and had lead roles in "classic Irish plays".

Television

In the 1950s, Clifford appeared in episodes of ''Highway Patrol'' and in commercials.

Personal life

Clifford married

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real-estate developer James CorneliusU.S. Census records for 1930, Beverly Hills, California, Sheet 14A on December 5, 1924. They had one child and divorced in 1938.

Death

Clifford died in Woodland Hills, California, on November 30, 1998, at the age of 98. Her interment was in Culver City's Holy Cross Cemetery. She was survived by two first cousins.

Selected filmography

* '' Behind the Lines'' (1916) - Camilla * ''

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'' (1917) - Polly Vance * '' Eternal Love'' (1917) - Mignon * ''

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'' (1917) - Nannie * '' Mother O' Mine'' (1917) - Catherine Thurston * '' The Mysterious Mr. Tiller'' (1917) - Clara Hawthorne * '' The Desire of the Moth'' (1917) - Stella Vorhis *'' The Door Between'' (1917)- Heloise Crocker * '' The Savage'' (1917) - Marie Louise * '' Hands Down'' (1918) - Hilda Stuyvesant * ''

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'' (1918) - Gabrielle * ''

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'' (1918) - Mary Jane Appleton * ''The Red, Red Heart'' (1918) - Rhoda Tuttle * ''

The Guilt of Silence ''The Guilt of Silence'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Monroe Salisbury, Ruth Clifford and Alfred Allen.Parish & Pitts p.71 Cast * Monroe Salisbury as Mathew 'Silent' Smith * Ruth Clifford as Mary * ...

'' (1918) - Mary * '' Midnight Madness'' (1918) - Gertrude Temple * ''Fires of Youth'' (1918) - Lucille Linforth * ''The Lure of Luxury'' (1918) - Dalle Aldis * ''The Cabaret Girl'' (1918) - Ann Reid * ''The Game's Up'' (1919) - Ruth Elliott * '' The Millionaire Pirate'' (1919) - The Girl * '' The Black Gate'' (1919) - Vera Hampton * '' The Amazing Woman'' (1920) - Anitra Frane * '' The Invisible Ray'' (1920, Serial) - Mystery * ''

Tropical Love ''Tropical Love'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Ruth Clifford, Reginald Denny and Huntley Gordon.Munden p.832 It was partly shot on location in Puerto Rico. Cast * Ruth Clifford as Rosario * F.A. Tu ...

'' (1921) - Rosario * ''My Dad'' (1922) - Dawn * '' The Face on the Bar-Room Floor'' (1923) - Marion Trevor * ''

The Dangerous Age ''The Dangerous Age'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by John M. Stahl and written by J.G. Hawks, Bess Meredyth, and Lenore Coffee. The film stars Lewis Stone, Cleo Madison, Edith Roberts, Ruth Clifford, Myrtle Stedman, and Jam ...

'' (1923) - Gloria Sanderson * '' Truxton King'' (1923) - Lorraine * '' Daughters of the Rich'' (1923) - Sally Malakoff * '' Mothers-in-Law'' (1923) - Vianna Courtleigh * '' Hell's Hole'' (1923) - Dorothy Owen * '' April Showers'' (1923) - Miriam Welton * ''

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'' (1923) - Gay Lypiatt * '' The Whispered Name'' (1924) - Anne Gray * ''

'' (1924) - Ann Rutledge * ''

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'' (1924) - Hilary Collier * '' The Tornado'' (1924) - Ruth Travers * ''

As Man Desires ''As Man Desires'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Viola Dana. It was produced and distributed by First National Pictures. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Major John Craig (Sills) ...

'' (1925) - Gloria Gordon * ''

Her Husband's Secret ''Her Husband's Secret'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Antonio Moreno, Patsy Ruth Miller, and Ruth Clifford Ruth Clifford (February 17, 1900 – November 30, 1998) was an American actress of lea ...

'' (1925) - Mrs. Pearce * ''

The Phantom of the Opera ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierr ...

'' (1925) - Ballerina (uncredited) * ''

The Love Hour ''The Love Hour'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Herman C. Raymaker and starring Huntley Gordon, Louise Fazenda and Willard Louis.Monaco p.185 Cast * Huntley Gordon as Rex Westmore * Louise Fazenda as Jenny Tibbs * Willard ...

'' (1925) - Betty Brown * '' The Storm Breaker'' (1925) - Lysette DeJon * ''

Brooding Eyes ''Brooding Eyes'' is a 1926 American silent crime film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Lionel Barrymore, Ruth Clifford and Robert Ellis.Munden p.94 Cast * Lionel Barrymore as Slim Jim Carey * Ruth Clifford as Joan Ayre * Robert Elli ...

'' (1926) - Joan Ayre * '' Typhoon Love'' (1926) * ''

Lew Tyler's Wives ''Lew Tyler's Wives'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles. Based on a novel by Wallace Irwin, it was produced and released by independent production company Preferred Pictures. Cast Preservation With no prints of '' ...

'' (1926) - Jessie Winkler *''

Don Mike ''Don Mike'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Fred Thomson, Ruth Clifford and Noah Young.Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema p.266 It is set in Old California. Cast * Fred Thomson as Don ...

'' (1927) - Mary Kelsey *''

The Thrill Seekers ''The Thrill Seekers'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Harry Revier and starring Ruth Clifford, Gloria Grey and Robert McKim.Munden p.808 Cast * Jimmy Fulton as Gerald Kenworth * Ruth Clifford as Adrean Wainwright * Gloria ...

'' (1927) - Adrean Wainwright * ''

The Devil's Apple Tree ''The Devil's Apple Tree'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Dorothy Sebastian, Larry Kent and Edward Martindel.Pitts p.409 It is now considered to be a lost film. Cast * Dorothy Sebastian as Dorothy R ...

'' (1929) - Jane Norris * ''

The Eternal Woman ''The Eternal Woman'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by John P. McCarthy and starring Olive Borden, Ralph Graves and Ruth Clifford.Munden p.764 The film is set in Argentina. Cast * Olive Borden as Anita * Ralph Graves as Hartley ...

'' (1929) - Doris Forbes * ''

The Show of Shows ''The Show of Shows'' is a 1929 American pre-Code musical revue film directed by John G. Adolfi and distributed by Warner Bros. The all-talking Vitaphone production cost $850,000 and was shot almost entirely in Technicolor. ''The Show of Sho ...

'' (1929) - Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number * '' The Sign of the Cross'' (1932) - Christian Mother at Meeting (uncredited) * ''

Face in the Sky ''Face in the Sky'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code comedy film. Plot The film concerns two sign painters (Spencer Tracy and Stuart Erwin) who find themselves blackmailed by a beautiful woman (Marian Nixon) determined to force Tracy's character in ...

'' (1933) - Hotel Guest with Dog (uncredited) * '' The Constant Woman'' (1933) - Speakeasy Floozie * ''

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'' (1933) - Schoolteacher (uncredited) * '' Only Yesterday'' (1933) - Eleanor (uncredited) * ''

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen ''Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen'' is a 1934 pre-Code American comedy-drama film, starring Dorothea Wieck, Alice Brady, and Baby LeRoy, written by Adela Rogers St. Johns and Jane Storm from a novel and story by Rupert Hughes, and directed by Alexa ...

'' (1934) - Friend of Miss Fane (uncredited) * ''Woman Unafraid'' (1934) - Kate * ''

Stand Up and Cheer! ''Stand Up and Cheer!'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code musical film directed by Hamilton MacFadden. The screenplay by Lew Brown and Ralph Spence was based upon a story idea by Will Rogers and Philip Klein. The film is about efforts undertaken dur ...

'' (1934) - Secretary (uncredited) * '' Whom the Gods Destroy'' (1934) - Frightened Balkan Passenger (uncredited) * ''

Elmer and Elsie ''Elmer and Elsie'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Gilbert Pratt and written by Humphrey Pearson. The film stars George Bancroft, Frances Fuller, Roscoe Karns, George Barbier, Nella Walker and Charles Sellon. The film was released on ...

'' (1934) - Mamie * ''

Lady by Choice ''Lady by Choice'' is a 1934 American romantic drama film released by Columbia Pictures starring Carole Lombard as a fan dancer and May Robson as a homeless drunk asked to pose as the dancer's mother for a publicity stunt, with unexpected conse ...

'' (1934) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

Let's Live Tonight ''Let's Live Tonight'' is a 1935 American musical comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Lilian Harvey, Tullio Carminati and Janet Beecher. The film was made as part of an unsuccessful attempt to establish Harvey, who was a top ...

'' (1935) - American (uncredited) * ''

Stolen Harmony ''Stolen Harmony'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring George Raft, Ben Bernie and Grace Bradley. It is a semi-musical, featuring Big Band numbers. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Plot ...

'' (1935) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''

Hold 'Em Yale ''Hold 'Em Yale'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and written by Damon Runyon, Paul Gerard Smith, and Eddie Welch. The film stars Patricia Ellis, Cesar Romero, Buster Crabbe, William Frawley, Andy Devine, and Georg ...

'' (1935) - (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Society Woman (uncredited) * ''

Dante's Inferno ''Inferno'' (; Italian for "Hell") is the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem ''Divine Comedy''. It is followed by ''Purgatorio'' and '' Paradiso''. The ''Inferno'' describes Dante's journey through Hell, gui ...

'' (1935) - Mrs. Gray (uncredited) * '' The Farmer Takes a Wife'' (1935) - Yorkshire Pioneer's Wife (uncredited) * ''

She Married Her Boss ''She Married Her Boss'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Claudette Colbert. Plot Julia Scott (Claudette Colbert) is a very efficient secretary at a department store. She is in love with her boss, Richard ...

'' (1935) - Shopper (uncredited) * ''

Paddy O'Day ''Paddy O'Day'' is a 1936 American comedy-drama film directed by Lewis Seiler and released by 20th Century Fox. It stars Jane Withers, Pinky Tomlin, and Rita Hayworth (credited as Rita Cansino). The story follows the adventures of a plucky Iri ...

'' (1936) - Mrs. Right - First Class Passenger (uncredited) * ''

The Return of Jimmy Valentine ''The Return of Jimmy Valentine'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Olive Cooper and Jack Natteford. The film stars Roger Pryor, Charlotte Henry, Robert Warwick, James P. Burtis, Edgar Kennedy and J. Carr ...

'' (1936) - Radio Actress (uncredited) * ''

The Crime of Dr. Forbes ''The Crime of Dr. Forbes'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by George Marshall and starring Gloria Stuart, Robert Kent and Henry Armetta.Monaco p.357 The film's art direction was by Duncan Cramer. This film was shot at 20th Century Fox ...

'' (1936) - Reporter (uncredited) * '' To Mary - with Love'' (1936) - Nurse * ''

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'' (1936) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''

Four Men and a Prayer ''Four Men and a Prayer'' is a 1938 American adventure film directed by John Ford and starring Loretta Young, Richard Greene and George Sanders. Plot After Loring Leigh (C. Aubrey Smith), a British Army Officer, is cashiered in India followin ...

'' (1938) - Telephone Operator (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Mrs. Hensley * '' Keep Smiling'' (1938) - Schoolteacher (uncredited) * ''

Charlie Chan in Honolulu ''Charlie Chan in Honolulu'' is a 1939 American film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, starring Sidney Toler as the fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan. The film is the first appearance of both Toler as Chan and Victor Sen Yung as ...

'' (1938) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''

Wife, Husband and Friend ''Wife, Husband and Friend'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Loretta Young, Warner Baxter and Binnie Barnes in the three title roles, respectively. The film, based on a script by Nunnally Johnson, tells the ...

'' (1939) - Seamstress (uncredited) * ''

Drums Along the Mohawk ''Drums Along the Mohawk'' is a 1939 American historical drama western film based upon a 1936 novel of the same name by American author Walter D. Edmonds. The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and directed by John Ford. Henry Fonda and Clau ...

'' (1939) - Pioneer Woman (uncredited) * '' The Honeymoon's Over'' (1939) - Receptionist (uncredited) * '' Swanee River'' (1939) - Bit Role (uncredited) * '' The Man Who Wouldn't Talk'' (1940) - Mrs. Finney (uncredited) * ''

Free, Blonde and 21 ''Free, Blonde and 21'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Ricardo Cortez and written by Frances Hyland. The film stars Lynn Bari, Mary Beth Hughes, Joan Davis, Henry Wilcoxon, Robert Lowery, Alan Baxter and Kay Aldridge. The film was re ...

'' (1940) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) - Extra (uncredited) * ''

Sailor's Lady ''Sailor's Lady'', also known as ''Sweetheart of Turret One'', is a 1940 film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Nancy Kelly and Jon Hall. The supporting cast includes Joan Davis, Dana Andrews, and Buster Crabbe. Football player Amby Schindle ...

'' (1940) - Maid (uncredited) * ''

Along the Rio Grande ''Along the Rio Grande'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Edward Killy and starring Tim Holt. The female lead was Betty Jane Rhodes. Plot A young cowhand and two friends join forces to avenge the murder of their former boss.Richard J ...

'' (1941) - Paula * '' We Go Fast'' (1941) - Miss Kertz - Hempstead's Secretary (uncredited) * ''

Mr. Celebrity ''Mr. Celebrity'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine. Cast * Robert Henry as Danny Mason (as Buzzy Henry) * James Seay as Jim Kane * Doris Day as Carol Carter * William Halligan as Daniel Mason * Laura Treadwell as ...

'' (1941) - Woman In Convertible * ''

How Green Was My Valley ''How Green Was My Valley'' is a 1939 novel by Richard Llewellyn, narrated by Huw Morgan, the main character, about his Welsh family and the mining community in which they live. The author had claimed that he based the book on his own persona ...

'' (1941) - Village Woman (uncredited) * '' Cadet Girl'' (1941) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Road to Happiness'' (1941) - Ship Passenger (uncredited) * ''

Blue, White and Perfect ''Blue, White and Perfect'' is a 1942 American mystery film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starring Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, and Helene Reynolds. It is part of Twentieth Century Fox's Michael Shayne film series. The basis of the plot cam ...

'' (1942) - Ship's Passenger (uncredited) * ''

Land of the Open Range ''Land of the Open Range'' is a 1942 Western film. It uses out takes from ''Cimarron'' (1931). Plot Luke Archer's will stipulates that his huge land holding will be open for filing, but only to ex-convicts who served at least two years in priso ...

'' (1942) - Mrs. Palmer (uncredited) * ''

It Happened in Flatbush ''It Happened in Flatbush'' is a 1942 American sports film directed by Ray McCarey and starring Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis and Sara Allgood. The film is a baseball comedy inspired by the 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers' pennant win. This film's sets we ...

'' (1942) - Ruth - Mrs. McAvoy's Secretary (uncredited) * ''

Ten Gentlemen from West Point ''Ten Gentlemen from West Point'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring George Montgomery, Maureen O'Hara and John Sutton. Its cinematography was nominated for an Academy Award in 1943. George Montgomery replac ...

'' (1942) - Graduation Spectator (uncredited) * ''

The Postman Didn't Ring ''The Postman Didn't Ring'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Harold D. Schuster and written by Mortimer Braus. The film stars Richard Travis, Brenda Joyce, Spencer Charters, Stanley Andrews, William Bakewell and Emma Dunn. The film w ...

'' (1942) - Secretary (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) - Guest at Inn (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) - Saloon Patron (uncredited) * '' The Lodger''(1944) - Hairdresser (uncredited) * ''

In the Meantime, Darling ''In the Meantime, Darling'' is a 1944 American drama film produced and directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Arthur Kober and Michael Uris focuses on a wealthy war bride (Jeanne Crain) who is forced to adjust to living in spartan condit ...

'' (1944) - Mrs. Phillips (uncredited) * ''

The Keys of the Kingdom ''The Keys of the Kingdom'' is a 1941 novel by A. J. Cronin. Spanning six decades, it tells the story of Father Francis Chisholm, an unconventional Scottish Catholic priest who struggles to establish a mission in China. Beset by tragedy in h ...

'' (1944) - Sister Mercy Mary (uncredited) * ''

Leave Her to Heaven ''Leave Her to Heaven'' is a 1945 American psychological thriller film noir melodrama directed by John M. Stahl and starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain, and Vincent Price. It follows a socialite who marries a prominent novelist, ...

'' (1945) - Telephone Operator (uncredited) * ''

The Spider The Spider is an American pulp-magazine hero of the 1930s and 1940s. The character was created by editor Harry Steeger and written by a variety of authors for 118 monthly issues of '' The Spider'' from 1933 to 1943. A 119th Spider novel manuscr ...

'' (1945) - Mrs. Gillespie, Tenant * ''

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'' (1946) - Mrs. Margaret Cross (uncredited) * ''

My Darling Clementine ''My Darling Clementine'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp during the period leading up to the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The ensemble cast also features Victor Mature (as Doc Hollid ...

'' (1946) - Opera House Patron (uncredited) * ''

Mother Wore Tights ''Mother Wore Tights'' is a 1947 Technicolor musical film starring Betty Grable and Dan Dailey as married vaudeville performers, directed by Walter Lang. This was Grable and Dailey's first film together, based on a book of the same name by Mir ...

'' (1947) - Resort Guest (uncredited) * ''

Fun and Fancy Free ''Fun and Fancy Free'' is a 1947 American animated musical fantasy package film produced by Walt Disney and released on September 27, 1947 by RKO Radio Pictures. It is the ninth Disney animated feature film and the fourth of the package films th ...

'' (1947) - Minnie Mouse (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1948) - Waitress (uncredited) * '' The Walls of Jericho'' (1948) - (uncredited) * '' The Luck of the Irish'' (1948) - Secretary (uncredited) * ''

Cry of the City ''Cry of the City'' is a 1948 American film noir starring Victor Mature, Richard Conte, and Shelley Winters. Directed by Robert Siodmak, it is based on the novel by Henry Edward Helseth, ''The Chair for Martin Rome''. The screenwriter Ben Hecht ...

'' (1948) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''

The Snake Pit ''The Snake Pit'' is a 1948 American psychological drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Beulah Bondi, and Lee Patrick. Based on Mary Jane Ward's 1946 semi-autobiogra ...

'' (1948) - Nurse (uncredited) * '' Unfaithfully Yours'' (1948) - Saleslady (uncredited) * ''

3 Godfathers ''3 Godfathers'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by John Ford and filmed (although not set) primarily in Death Valley, California. The screenplay, written by Frank S. Nugent and Laurence Stallings, is based on the 1913 novelette '' Th ...

'' (1948) - Woman in Bar (uncredited) * ''

Not Wanted ''Not Wanted'' is a 1949 American drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and an un-credited Ida Lupino and starring Sally Forrest, Keefe Brasselle and Leo Penn. A few days after shooting started, Clifton suffered a heart attack. Lupino stepped in ...

'' (1949) - Mrs. Elizabeth Stone * '' You're My Everything'' (1949) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''

Father Was a Fullback ''Father Was a Fullback'' is a 1949 black-and-white film from 20th Century Fox based on a comedy by Clifford Goldsmith. The film is about a college American football star and his woes. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood, ...

'' (1949) - Neighbor * ''Prejudice'' (1949) - Ma Hanson's Friend (uncredited) * ''

Everybody Does It ''Everybody Does It'' is a 1949 comedy film starring Paul Douglas, Linda Darnell and Celeste Holm. In the film, a businessman's wife tries to become an opera star, failing miserably due to her lack of talent. When it turns out that her totally unt ...

'' (1949) - Nurse (uncredited) * '' Free for All'' (1949) - Miss Berry (uncredited) * ''

Whirlpool A whirlpool is a body of rotating water produced by opposing currents or a current running into an obstacle. Small whirlpools form when a bath or a sink is draining. More powerful ones formed in seas or oceans may be called maelstroms ( ). ''Vo ...

'' (1949) - Nurse Eliott (uncredited) * ''

Key to the City The Freedom of the City (or Borough in some parts of the UK) is an honour bestowed by a municipality upon a valued member of the community, or upon a visiting celebrity or dignitary. Arising from the medieval practice of granting respected ...

'' (1950) - Mrs. Anderson (uncredited) * ''

Wagon Master ''Wagon Master'' is a 1950 American Western film produced and directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr., Joanne Dru, and Ward Bond. The screenplay concerns a Mormon pioneer wagon train to the San Juan River in Utah. The ...

'' (1950) - Fleuretty Phyffe * ''

Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard is a boulevard in the central and western part of Los Angeles, California, that stretches from the Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades east to Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles. It is a major thoroughfare in t ...

'' (1950) - Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited) * ''

The Quiet Man ''The Quiet Man'' is a 1952 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by John Ford. It stars John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond and Victor McLaglen. The screenplay by Frank S. Nugent was based on a 1933 '' Saturday ...

'' (1952) - Mother (uncredited) * ''

Stars and Stripes Forever "The Stars and Stripes Forever" is a patriotic American march written and composed by John Philip Sousa in 1896. By a 1987 act of the U.S. Congress, it is the official National March of the United States of America. History In his 1928 autob ...

'' (1952) - Brooklyn Navy Yard Nurse (uncredited) * ''

Flight Nurse A flight nurse is a registered nurse who specialises in the field of providing comprehensive pre-hospital, emergency critical care, and hospital care to a vast scope of patients. The care of these patients is generally during aeromedical evacuat ...

'' (1953) - Mother (uncredited) * ''

Give a Girl a Break ''Give a Girl a Break'' is a 1953 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen, starring Debbie Reynolds and the dance team of Marge and Gower Champion. A young Bob Fosse has a featured role. As Martin Gottfried wrote in his b ...

'' (1953) - Madelyn's Mother (uncredited) * ''

Prince of Players ''Prince of Players'' is a 1955 20th Century Fox biographical film about the 19th century American actor Edwin Booth. The film was directed and produced by Philip Dunne from a screenplay by Moss Hart, based on the book by Eleanor Ruggles. Th ...

'' (1955) - English Nurse (uncredited), Mrs. Jenkins * ''

A Man Called Peter ''A Man Called Peter'' is a 1955 American drama film directed by Henry Koster, and starring Richard Todd. The film is based on the life of preacher Peter Marshall, who served as Chaplain of the United States Senate and pastor of the New York Avenu ...

'' (1955) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit ''The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit'' is a 1956 American drama film based on the 1955 novel '' The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit'' by Sloan Wilson. The film focuses on Tom Rath, a young World War II veteran trying to balance his marriage and fami ...

'' (1956) - Florence (uncredited) * ''

The Searchers ''The Searchers'' is a 1956 American Technicolor VistaVision epic Western film directed by John Ford and written by Frank S. Nugent, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It is set during the Texas-Native American wars, and stars John Wa ...

'' (1956) - Deranged Woman at Fort (uncredited) * ''

Bigger Than Life ''Bigger Than Life'' is a 1956 American drama film directed by Nicholas Ray and starring James Mason, Barbara Rush, and Walter Matthau. Its plot follows an ailing school teacher and family man whose life spins out of control when he misuses c ...

'' (1956) - Churchgoer (uncredited) * ''

Designing Woman ''Designing Woman'' is a 1957 American Metrocolor romantic comedy film, in CinemaScope, about two young, whirlwind-romanced newlywed professionals and their misadventures in adjusting to each other's lifestyles. Vincente Minnelli directed the fi ...

'' (1957) - Vanessa Cole (uncredited) * ''

The Last Hurrah ''The Last Hurrah'' is a 1956 novel written by Edwin O'Connor. It is considered the most popular of O’Connor's works, partly because of a 1958 movie adaptation starring Spencer Tracy. The novel was immediately a bestseller in the United Stat ...

'' (1958) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''

Sergeant Rutledge ''Sergeant Rutledge'' is a 1960 American Technicolor Western film directed by John Ford and starring Jeffrey Hunter, Constance Towers, Woody Strode and Billie Burke. Six decades later, the film continues to attract attention because it was one ...

'' (1960) - Officer's Wife (uncredited) * ''

Two Rode Together ''Two Rode Together'' is a 1961 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring James Stewart, Richard Widmark, and Shirley Jones. The supporting cast includes Linda Cristal, Andy Devine, and John McIntire. The film was based upon th ...

'' (1961) - Woman (uncredited) * ''

I'd Rather Be Rich ''I'd Rather Be Rich'' is a 1964 romantic comedy film with musical aspects directed by Jack Smight, produced by Ross Hunter and starring Sandra Dee. The film focuses on a dying man who wishes to meet his granddaughter's fiancé, but he is unavail ...

'' (1964) - Director's Wife (uncredited) * '' Funny Girl'' (1968) - Maid (uncredited)

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