Ruth King (1898–1946) was an American

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of the

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. She played a mixture of

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and supporting roles including starring in several

Essanay Studios The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company was an early American motion picture studio. The studio was founded in 1907 in Chicago, and later developed an additional film lot in Niles Canyon, California. Its various stars included Francis X. Bushman, ...

films directed by

W.S. Van Dyke Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II (Woody) (March 21, 1889 – February 5, 1943) was an American film director and writer who made several successful early sound films, including '' Tarzan the Ape Man'' in 1932, '' The Thin Man'' in 1934, '' San Fra ...

. King was married to actor Tom Forman. They were divorced in 1917. She later married Ward Hamilton. In 1928, King was sued for $200,000 for alienation of affections. Verda Sherwood charged that her husband, George Sherwood, "had become infatuated with Miss King".

Selected filmography

* ''

The Land of Long Shadows ''The Land of Long Shadows'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by W.S. Van Dyke Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II (Woody) (March 21, 1889 – February 5, 1943) was an American film director and writer who made several successful ea ...

'' (1917) * '' Open Places'' (1917) * '' The Evil Eye'' (1917) * '' The Range Boss'' (1917) * ''

The Blood of His Fathers ''The Blood of His Fathers'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Harrish Ingraham and starring Crane Wilbur, Jode Mullally and Ruth King.Connelly p.324 The film begins shortly after the American Civil War when a renegade Confederate ...

'' (1917) * '' Men of the Desert'' (1917) * '' The Devil's Pass Key'' (1920) * '' Dangerous Love'' (1920) * ''

Alias Miss Dodd ''Alias Miss Dodd'' is a 1920 American comedy film directed by Harry L. Franklin and written by Charles J. Wilson. The film stars Edith Roberts, Walter Richardson, John Cook, Harry von Meter, Margaret McWade and Vida Johnson. The film was rel ...

'' (1920) * '' A Beggar in Purple'' (1920) * '' For the Soul of Rafael'' (1920) * '' Fifty Candles'' (1921) * '' The Cheater Reformed'' (1921) * '' Silent Years'' (1921) * '' A Cafe in Cairo'' (1924) * '' He Who Gets Slapped'' (1924) * '' The Dixie Handicap'' (1924) * ''

Scandal Proof ''Scandal Proof'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edmund Mortimer and written by Charles Kenyon. The film stars Shirley Mason, John Roche, Freeman Wood, Hazel Howell, Frances Raymond, and Ruth King. The film was released ...

'' (1925) * '' The Lady from Hell'' (1926) * ''

Driftin' Thru ''Driftin' Thru'' is a 1926 American silent Western film starring Harry Carey. Cast * Harry Carey as Daniel Brown * Stanton Heck as Bull Dunn * Ruth King as Stella Dunn * G. Raymond Nye as Joe Walters * Joseph W. Girard as Sheriff (as Jos ...

'' (1926)

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* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1898 births 1946 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses People from Sioux City, Iowa {{US-actor-stub