Ruth "Dusty" Anderson (1916 or 1917 – September 12, 2007) was an American actress and model who worked in the 1940s. She was a

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and appeared in the '' Yank'' magazine.

Career

Anderson was born in

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, United States. began her career as a

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and made her film debut in a minor role as one of the

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s in the 1944

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production of ''

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'' starring

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. Over the next three years Anderson appeared in another eight films, usually in secondary roles. During World War II, she was one of a number of actresses who became a pin-up girl, appearing in the October 27, 1944, issue of the United States Military's '' YANK'' magazine. Anderson was featured in the mystery films ''

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'' (1945), which was one in the popular Crime Doctor series, and '' The Phantom Thief'' (1946), from the Boston Blackie crime series films.

Personal life

Anderson was married twice and has two children. On July 18, 1941, she married Charles Mathieu, Jr., a

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Captain. They divorced on June 13, 1945. On July 21, 1946, Anderson married director

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in West Los Angeles, California, and retired from acting. Four years later, her final screen work was an uncredited role in one of her husband's films. In 1971, Anderson and Negulesco settled in Paris in retirement. Anderson died in

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, Spain on September 12, 2007, and was buried within the city, at the Cementerio Virgen del Carmen.

Selected filmography

* '' Tonight and Every Night'' (1945) * ''

'' (1945) * '' The Phantom Thief'' (1946) * '' Singing on the Trail'' (1946)

References

External links

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Dusty Anderson
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Glamour Girls of the SilverscreenDusty Anderson – the life of a starlet
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