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Ruth Nelson

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Ruth Nelson

Birth
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, USA
Death
12 Sep 1992 (aged 87)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Somewhere in New York Add to Map
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Stage and film actress.
Appeared in many films, inc. A Christmas without snow and
The Awakenings.
Her biggest claim to fame was being one of the founding memebers of the famed New York-based "Group Theatre" back in the 1930s.

Appeared in films from 1943 to 1991, one of them was Wilson (1944) where she played Ellen Wilson, President Woodrow Wilson's first wife who died when he was in office.

Married William Challee and black listed director John Cromwell whose son is James Cromwell. Dau of famed Vaudeville actress Genevra Delphine Mudge. (Little Eva.)

Ruth Nelson passed away in 1992.
Stage and film actress.
Appeared in many films, inc. A Christmas without snow and
The Awakenings.
Her biggest claim to fame was being one of the founding memebers of the famed New York-based "Group Theatre" back in the 1930s.

Appeared in films from 1943 to 1991, one of them was Wilson (1944) where she played Ellen Wilson, President Woodrow Wilson's first wife who died when he was in office.

Married William Challee and black listed director John Cromwell whose son is James Cromwell. Dau of famed Vaudeville actress Genevra Delphine Mudge. (Little Eva.)

Ruth Nelson passed away in 1992.

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