Ruth Royce
| Ruth Royce | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 6, 1893 Versailles, Missouri |
| Died |
May 7, 1971 (aged 78) Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1919 - 1927 |
Ruth Royce (February 6, 1893 - May 7, 1971) was a vaudeville performer and silent film actress from Versailles, Missouri.
Royce appeared in the serial, The Vanishing Dagger (1920), which starred Eddie Polo and C. Norman Hammond. In 1923, Royce, along with other Hollywood actors, participated in a vaudeville show at Universal City. Royce assisted Joe Bonomo with a Strong Man act.
She performed in a number of western movies over the years like California in '49 (1924), Warrior Gap (1925), Fort Frayne (1926), The Oregon Trail (1923), In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922), Perils of the Yukon (1922), Rawhide (1926), Wolves of the Desert (1926), and Code of the Cow Country (1927). The latter was Royce's final film.
Ruth Royce died in Los Angeles, California on May 7, 1971.
Selected filmography
- Officer 444 (1926)
- Riders of the Plains (1924)
- Beasts of Paradise (1923)
- In the Days of Daniel Boone (1923)
- The Oregon Trail (1923)
- In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922)
- Perils of the Yukon (1922)
- Blue Streak McCoy (1920)
- The Vanishing Dagger (1920)
- 'If Only' Jim (1920)
References
- Los Angeles Times, Adds New Stars To His List, December 7, 1919, Page III17.
- Los Angeles Times, Universal Players In Vaudeville, August 3, 1923, Page II9.