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Ruth Renick (born Ruth Griffin; September 23, 1893 - May 7, 1984) was an American actress on stage and in films. She made her debut in film in 1919, in a
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. Her career spanned the shift to "talkies", and Renick had her last role in a Western film in 1932. She had started acting in theatre in high school in
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. Later she moved to California where she had more stage roles, and ultimately expanded her career in film.


Early years

Born Ruth Griffin in 1893 in
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, she was the daughter of R. H. Griffin and his wife. Her family moved to
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when she was young. While Griffin was a high school student there, she joined the Maitland Davis stock theater company, working with the troupe for four months.


Career

In 1916, Renick joined the Redmond stock company, debuting on June 1 in
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in ''When Knighthood Was in Flower''. She later acted with the Wilkes stock company in
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, where she was featured in ingenue roles. After some time working in films, she went to the Fulton Theater in
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to be the leading lady in its productions. In 1919 Renick signed with the Jesse D. Hampton company to work in films. She made her film debut in ''
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, who had a production company, and appeared with him in ''
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