Ruth Cummings (originally credited under her maiden name, Ruth Sinclair) was an American screenwriter and actress active from the 1910s through the 1930s. She was married to actor-director

Irving Cummings Irving Cummings (October 9, 1888 – April 18, 1959) was an American movie actor and director. Career Born in New York City, Cummings started his acting career at age 16 in ''Diplomacy (play), Diplomacy''. His Broadway theatre, Broadway, p ...

in 1917, and they had a son, screenwriter Irving Cummings Jr.

Biography

Cummings was born in Washington, D.C., to actor Henry Dupree Sinclair and his wife, Lillie Schreiner. She followed in her father's footsteps and took to the stage, performing in plays around the D.C. area and eventually winning parts on Broadway. She eventually began appearing in silent films in the 1910s, rising to leading lady status by the 1920s when she won the lead role in 1922's '' The Masquerader''. After marrying Irving Cummings (who she had worked with on films like 1917's '' A Man's Law''), she became Ruth Cummings and began writing titles at MGM. She worked at MGM for many years, and she once told a reporter that she got most of her ideas while drinking chocolate sodas. She appears to have retired after 1935's ''The Perfect Tribute''. She remained married to Cummings until his death in 1959, and she died on December 6, 1984, in the city of Los Angeles, California, in the neighborhood of Woodland Hills.

Selected filmography

As writer: * ''The Perfect Tribute'' (1935) * '' By Candlelight'' (1933) * '' Never the Twain Shall Meet'' (1931) * '' Daybreak'' (1931) * '' Redemption'' (1930) * ''

Our Modern Maidens ''Our Modern Maidens'' is a 1929 American synchronized sound comedy-drama film directed by Jack Conway. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Bridge of San Luis Rey ''The Bridge of San Luis Rey'' is American author Thornton Wilder's second novel. It was first published in 1927 to worldwide acclaim. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1928, and was the best-selling work of fiction that year. Premise ''The ...

'' (1929) * ''

Desert Nights ''Desert Nights'' (also known as ''Thirst'') is a 1929 American synchronized sound adventure/romantic drama film starring John Gilbert, Ernest Torrence, and Mary Nolan. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized ...

'' (1929) * '' Wild Orchids'' (1929) * ''

A Woman of Affairs ''A Woman of Affairs'' is a 1928 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer synchronized sound drama film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Lewis Stone. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released ...

'' (1928) * '' Dream of Love'' (1928) * ''

The Masks of the Devil ''The Masks of the Devil'' is a lost film, lost 1928 American drama film, drama synchronized sound film directed by Victor Sjöström and written by Marian Ainslee, Ruth Cummings, Svend Gade, and Frances Marion. While the film has no audible dia ...

'' (1928) * '' Beyond the Sierras'' (1928) * ''

Our Dancing Daughters ''Our Dancing Daughters'' is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film starring Joan Crawford and John Mack Brown about the "loosening of youth morals" that took place during the 1920s. The film was directed by Harry Beaumont and produced ...

'' (1928) * '' The Mysterious Lady'' (1928) * '' The Adventurer'' (1928) * '' A Certain Young Man'' (1928) * ''

Wyoming Wyoming ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho t ...

'' (1928) * ''

Love Love is a feeling of strong attraction and emotional attachment (psychology), attachment to a person, animal, or thing. It is expressed in many forms, encompassing a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most su ...

'' (1927) * '' In Old Kentucky'' (1927) * '' Quality Street'' (1927) * '' The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg'' (1927) * '' Foreign Devils'' (1927) * ''

Annie Laurie "Annie Laurie" is an old Scottish song based on a poem said to have been written by William Douglas (1672 - c1760 ) of Dumfriesshire, about his romance with Annie Laurie (1682–1764). The words were modified and the tune was added by Alicia Ann ...

'' (1927) * ''

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

'' (1927) * '' Lovers?'' (1927) * '' Altars of Desire'' (1927) * ''

La Bohème ''La bohème'' ( , ) is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions '':wikt:quadro, quadri'', ''wikt:tableau, tableaux'' or "images", rather than ''atti'' (acts). composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto b ...

'' (1926) * '' The Tower of Lies'' (1925) As actress: * '' Dangerous Pastime'' (1922) * '' The Masquerader'' (1922) * '' Without Benefit of Clergy'' (1921) * '' The Heart Line'' (1921) * ''

Some Bride ''Some Bride'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Henry Otto and produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. It stars Viola Dana. Plot As described in a film magazine, Patricia Morley (Dana) is a pretty, young bride whose flirta ...

'' (1919) * '' A Man's Law'' (1919) * '' The Girl with the Green Eyes'' (1916) * ''

Zaza Zaza may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Zaza (play), ''Zaza'' (play), written by French playwrights Pierre Berton and Charles Simon * Zaza (1915 film), ''Zaza'' (1915 film), a film directed by Edwin S. Porter * Zaza (1923 film), ''Zaza'' (1 ...

'' (1915)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cummings, Ruth Screenwriters from Washington, D.C. American women screenwriters American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Washington, D.C. 1894 births 1984 deaths 20th-century American women writers 20th-century American screenwriters