Ruth Hall (born Ruth Gloria Blasco Ibáñez; December 29, 1910 – October 9, 2003) was an American film actress. Born in

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, Hall was a 1929 graduate of Henry B. Plant High School in Tampa, Florida. Hall was a great-niece of

Vicente Blasco Ibáñez Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (, 29 January 1867 – 28 January 1928) was a journalist, politician and bestselling Spanish novelist in various genres whose most widespread and lasting fame in the English-speaking world is from Hollywood films that were ...

, the Spanish novelist. She took her mother's maiden name as her professional name so as not to benefit from the novelist's more celebrated last name. In 1931, she signed a contract with

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Personal life

She was married to cinematographer

Lee Garmes Lee Garmes, A.S.C. (May 27, 1898 – August 31, 1978) was an American cinematographer. During his career, he worked with directors Howard Hawks, Max Ophüls, Josef von Sternberg, Alfred Hitchcock, King Vidor, Nicholas Ray and Henry Hathaway, whom ...

from 1933 until his death on August 31, 1978; the couple had two daughters. Ruth Hall died in

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, aged 92.

Partial filmography

* '' Hell Harbor'' (1930) * '' For the Defense'' (1930) * '' The Drums of Jeopardy'' (1931) * ''

Manhattan Parade ''Manhattan Parade '' is a 1931 American pre-Code musical comedy film photographed entirely in Technicolor. It was originally intended to be released, in the United States, early in 1931, but was shelved due to public apathy towards musicals. De ...

'' (1931) *''

Local Boy Makes Good ''Local Boy Makes Good'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and written by Robert Lord, Raymond Griffith and Ray Enright. The film stars Joe E. Brown, Dorothy Lee, Ruth Hall, Edward Woods, Edward Nugent and Wade ...

'' (1931) *'' Chances'' (1931) *'' Monkey Business'' (1931) *''

Her Majesty, Love ''Her Majesty, Love'' is a 1931 American pre-Code musical comedy drama film directed by William Dieterle for First National Pictures, starring Broadway stars Marilyn Miller and Ben Lyon, and in his talking feature debut, W. C. Fields. It i ...

'' (1931) *'' A Fool's Advice'' (1932) * ''

The Gambling Sex ''The Gambling Sex'' is a 1932 American drama film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Ruth Hall, Grant Withers and Maston Williams.Pitts p.158 Synopsis A wealthy young woman becomes addicted to gambling, suffering increasingly heavy los ...

'' (1932) *'' The Kid from Spain'' (1932) *'' The Heart of New York'' (1932) *''

Miss Pinkerton ''Miss Pinkerton'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy mystery film about a nurse who becomes involved in a murder investigation. It stars Joan Blondell, George Brent and Ruth Hall. Cast * Joan Blondell as Nurse Adams aka "Miss Pinkerton" * ...

'' (1932) *'' Dynamite Ranch'' (1932) *'' Flaming Guns'' (1932) *'' Ride Him, Cowboy'' (1932) *'' One Way Passage'' (1932) (uncredited) *'' Union Depot'' (1932) *'' Murder on the Campus'' (1933) *''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...

'' (1933 serial) *'' The Man from Monterey'' (1933) *'' The Return of Casey Jones'' (1933) *''

Strawberry Roan The Strawberry Roan or Strawberry Roan may refer to: * Red or “strawberry” roan, a horse coat color * ''Strawberry Roan'' (1933 film), an American western film * ''Strawberry Roan'', a 1932 novel by A. G. Street ** ''Strawberry Roan'' (1945 ...

'' (1933) * '' Beloved'' (1934) * ''

Badge of Honor The Badge of Honor novel series is a series of novels written by W.E.B. Griffin about the Philadelphia Police Department. Although the books were originally set in the 1970s and early 1980s, and the characters have only aged a few years (Matt Payn ...

'' (1934)

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* 1910 births 2003 deaths American film actresses Actresses from Jacksonville, Florida 20th-century American actresses WAMPAS Baby Stars American people of Spanish descent 21st-century American women {{US-film-actor-1910s-stub