Ruth White (actress)

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Ruth White with her Emmy for the television performance of the play Little Moon of Alban

Ruth Patricia White (born April 24, 1914 in Perth Amboy , New Jersey , † December 3, 1969 , ibid) was an American actress .

Life

Ruth White is the three years older sister of actor Charles White . She completed her literature studies in 1935 at the New Jersey College for Women, now Douglass Residential College , an institute of Rutgers University . She then tried to establish herself as an actress in New York , taking acting classes with Maria Ouspenskaya herself and teaching acting and drama at Seton Hall University .

White made her Broadway debut on April 5, 1949 with the play The Ivy Green, written by Mervyn Nelson . Just four days later it was canceled after seven performances. Nevertheless, she was able to establish herself at the New York theater and from then on she played regularly on various stages. Her greatest success was with her portrayal of Winnie in Samuel Beckett's Happy Days on Off-Broadway , for which she was honored with an Obie Award for best actress . For her play in Harold Pinters The Birthday Party , she received a 1968 nomination for the prestigious Tony Award .

From the late 1950s onwards, White was increasingly seen on television and on screen, with supporting roles in films such as Who disturbs the nightingale , Hang him higher and Asphalt-Cowboy until her death . For the television performance of the play Little Moon of Alban by James Costigan , she was honored at the Primetime Emmy Awards in 1964 as best supporting actress.

White died on December 3, 1969 at the age of 55 of complications from cancer . She is buried together with her two siblings Charles and Richard in the family vault at Saint Mary's Cemetery in their hometown of Perth Amboy.

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SURNAME White, Ruth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES White, Ruth Patricia (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH April 24, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Perth Amboy , New Jersey , United States
DATE OF DEATH 3rd December 1969
Place of death Perth Amboy , New Jersey , United States