Ruth Royce (February 6, 1893 – May 7, 1971) was an American

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performer and

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actress from Versailles, Missouri.

Career

Royce appeared in the serial, '' The Vanishing Dagger'' (1920), which starred Eddie Polo and C. Norman Hammond. In 1923, Royce, along with other Hollywood actors, participated in a vaudeville show at Universal City. Royce assisted Joe Bonomo with a Strong Man act. She performed in a number of western movies over the years like ''California in '49'' (1924), ''Warrior Gap'' (1925), ''Fort Frayne'' (1926), '' The Oregon Trail'' (1923), '' In the Days of Buffalo Bill'' (1922), '' Perils of the Yukon'' (1922), ''Rawhide'' (1926), ''Wolves of the Desert'' (1926), and ''Code of the Cow Country'' (1927). The latter was Royce's final film. Ruth Royce died in

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on May 7, 1971.

Selected filmography

* '' The Girl in Number 29'' ( 1920) * '' The Vanishing Dagger'' (1920) * '' Blue Streak McCoy'' (1920) * '' 'If Only' Jim'' (1920) * '' The Man Trackers'' (1921) * '' All Dolled Up'' (1921) * '' Perils of the Yukon'' ( 1922) * '' In the Days of Buffalo Bill'' (1922) * '' Caught Bluffing'' (1922) * '' The Oregon Trail'' ( 1923) * '' In the Days of Daniel Boone'' (1923) * '' Beasts of Paradise'' (1923) * '' Riders of the Plains'' ( 1924) * '' The Empty Saddle'' (1925) * '' Tonio, Son of the Sierras'' (1925) * '' Officer 444'' (

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) * '' Rawhide'' (1926) * '' Wolves of the Desert'' (1926) * '' Fort Frayne'' (1926) * '' The Gallant Fool'' (1926) * '' Thunderbolt's Tracks'' (1927)

References

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'', ''Adds New Stars To His List'', December 7, 1919, Page III17. *''Los Angeles Times'', ''Universal Players In Vaudeville'', August 3, 1923, Page II9.

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Royce, Ruth American film actresses American silent film actresses People from Versailles, Missouri Actresses from Missouri Western (genre) film actresses 1893 births 1971 deaths American vaudeville performers 20th-century American actresses