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Ruth Hussey
  • Birth Name:
    Ruth Carol Hussey
  • Date of Birth:
    October 30, 1911
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Scorpio
  • Place of Birth:
    Providence, Rhode Island,
  • Place of Death:
    Newbury Park, California, U.S.
  • Date of Death:
    April 19, 2005
  • Cause of Death:
    Complications of appendectomy
  • Height:
    5' 5"
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Nationality:
    American
  • Education:
    Pembroke College in Brown University

Family

Ruth Hussey
  • Spouse:
    Charles Robert Longenecker
  • Son:
    John Longenecker

Career

Ruth Hussey

Trivia

Ruth Hussey
  • Her ancestor, Christopher Hussey, was one of the original purchasers of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.
  • The last surviving cast member of The Philadelphia Story (1940).
  • Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 261-263. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
  • For a 1940 "A" picture role she was nominated for an Academy Award for her turn as Elizabeth Imbrie, the cynical magazine photographer and girlfriend of Jimmy Stewart's character Macaulay Connor in The Philadelphia Story.
  • After working as an actress in summer stock, she returned to Providence and worked as a radio fashion commentator on a local station.
  • Was an American actress best known for her Academy Award-nominated role as photographer Elizabeth Imbrie in The Philadelphia Story.

Quotes

Ruth Hussey
  • "I stayed out of sight I guess. I probably didn't seek work but then producers didn't seek me out either."
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Filmography

Ruth Hussey

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