Ruth Terry
| Ruth Terry | |
|---|---|
 Terry pictured in 1940 | |
| Born |
Ruth McMahon October 21, 1920 Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film actress, singer |
| Years active | 1937-1964 |
| Spouse(s) | John Ledbetter (1966-present) |
Ruth Terry, born Ruth McMahon (born 21 October 1920), is a retired American singer and TV and screen actress from the 1930s to the 1960s. She claimed her stage name came from Walter Winchell, who combined the names of two then-famous baseball players, Babe Ruth and Bill Terry.[1]
Life and career
Born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, she won a number of prizes for singing before singing with the Paul Ash Theater Orchestra at the age of twelve. Her first movie was Love and Hisses in 1937 with Walter Winchell, at which time she was earning $400 per week. Her first western was Call of the Canyon with Gene Autry. She appeared in several Roy Rogers movies. Her best-known movie was Pistol Packin' Mama, based on the song of the same name with Robert Livingston. She retired when she married her second husband in 1966.[2]
Filmography
- Love and Hisses (1937)
- Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938; 20th Century Fox)
- Slightly Honorable (1939; United Artists)
- Hotel for Women (1939)
- Blondie Goes Latin (‘41 Columbia)
- The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)
- Unforgotten Crime ('42 Republic)
- Call of the Canyon (‘42 Republic)
- Heart of the Golden West (‘42 Republic)
- Sleepytime Gal ('42 Republic)
- Pistol Packin' Mama ('43 Republic)
- Man From Music Mountain (‘43 Republic)
- Lake Placid Serenade (1944)
- Hands Across the Border (‘44 Republic) w. Robert Livingston and Aurora Miranda
- Tell It to a Star ('45 Republic)
- Smoky River Serenade (‘47 Columbia)
References
- ↑ Fitzgerald, Mike. "Ruth Terry Interview". Western Clippings. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Ruth Terry, Miami film discovery, appears at Lincoln Theater tonight". The Miami News. December 27, 1939. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
External links
- Ruth Terry at the Internet Movie Database
- Ruth Terry at the American Film Institute