Ruth "Dusty" Anderson (December 17, 1916 – September 11, 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. She began her career as a

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and made her

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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 '' Crime Doctor's Warning'' (1945), which was one in the popular Crime Doctor series, and '' The Phantom Thief'' (1946), from the

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crime series films.

Personal life and death

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

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. 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 11, 2007, and was buried within the city, at the Cementerio Virgen del Carmen.

Selected filmography

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'' (1945) * '' Crime Doctor's Warning'' (1945) * '' The Phantom Thief'' (1946) * '' Singing on the Trail'' (1946)

References

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Career

Personal life and death

Selected filmography

See also

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