Ruth Chatterton
Ruth Chatterton (December 24, 1892 – November 24, 1961) was an American stage, film, and television actress, aviator and novelist. She was at her most popular in the early to mid-1930s, and in the same era gained prominence as an aviator, one of the few female pilots in the United States at the time. In the late 1930s, Chatterton retired from film acting but continued her career on the stage. She had several TV roles beginning in the late 1940s and became a successful novelist in the 1950s.
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| Full name at birth | Ruth Chatterton
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| Claim to fame | Dodsworth, Madame X, Aviation
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| Date of birth | 24 December 1892
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| Place of birth | New York City, New York, USA
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| Date of death | 24 November 1961
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| Age | 68 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
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| Cause of death | Cerebral Hemorrhage
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| Resting place | Beechwoods Cemetery New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, USA Show Map PLOT Section 11, Lot 303, in a crypt in the Lugar Mausoleum
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| Occupation | Actress | Soundtrack | Writer
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- Burial: Beechwoods Cemetery New Rochelle Westchester County New York, USA Plot: Section 11, Lot 303, in a crypt in the Lugar Mausoleum
- has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Occasional, much-younger co-star Bette Davis recalled that Chatterton was "very kind" to her at Warners when Davis was starting out on her career.
- was also one of the few aviatrices at the time, and was acquainted with Amelia Earhart. Chatterton crisscrossed the U.S. several times solo.
- After her career ended, she produced several successful novels.
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