Ruth Clifford

Ruth Clifford

Date of Birth:

Feb 16, 1900

Place of Birth:

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

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Ruth Clifford (February 17, 1900 – November 30, 1998) was an American actress of leading roles in silent films, whose career lasted from silent days into the television era.  Clifford got work as an extra and began her career at 15 at Universal, in fairly substantial roles. She received her first film credit for her work in Behind the Lines (1916).

By her mid-twenties, she was playing leads and second leads, including the role of Abraham Lincoln's lost love, Ann Rutledge, in The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924). But sound pictures found her roles diminishing, and throughout the next three decades she played smaller and smaller parts.

She was a favorite of director John Ford (they played bridge together), who used her in eight films, but rarely in substantial roles. She was also, for a time, the voice of Walt Disney's Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck.

Clifford's obituary in the Los Angeles Times noted that she "became a prime source for historians of the silent screen era".

filmography:

Ball of Fire Ball of Fire

1941

Whirlpool Whirlpool

1950

Charlie Chan in Honolulu Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938

The Spider The Spider

1945

The Thrill Seekers The Thrill Seekers

1927

Designing Woman Designing Woman

1957

Butterfly Butterfly

1924

Eternal Love Eternal Love

1917

Mother o' Mine Mother o' Mine

1917

Don Mike Don Mike

1927

Hands Down Hands Down

1918

Show of Shows Show of Shows

1929

The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera

1925

Mickey's Family Album Mickey's Family Album

1998

The Tornado The Tornado

1925

A Kentucky Cinderella A Kentucky Cinderella

1917

Fires of Youth Fires of Youth

1918

The Desire of the Moth The Desire of the Moth

1917

The Savage The Savage

1917

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

1924

April Showers April Showers

1923

Only Yesterday Only Yesterday

1933

The Mysterious Mr. Tiller The Mysterious Mr. Tiller

1917

The Game's Up The Game's Up

1919

The Lure of Luxury The Lure of Luxury

1918

Drums Along the Mohawk Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

The Hitchhiker The Hitchhiker

1933

The Last Hurrah The Last Hurrah

1958

Tropical Love Tropical Love

1921

Funny Girl Funny Girl

1968

Midnight Madness Midnight Madness

1918

The Devil's Apple Tree The Devil's Apple Tree

1929

Holiday Inn Holiday Inn

1942

Circumstantial Evidence Circumstantial Evidence

1945

Sergeant Rutledge Sergeant Rutledge

1960

The Face on the Barroom Floor The Face on the Barroom Floor

1923

The Keys of the Kingdom The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

You're My Everything You're My Everything

1949

Hell's Hole Hell's Hole

1923

Figaro and Frankie Figaro and Frankie

1947

Ponjola Ponjola

1923

Cadet Girl Cadet Girl

1941

Shock Shock

1946

Hungry Eyes Hungry Eyes

1918

Polly Put the Kettle On Polly Put the Kettle On

1917

The Eternal Woman The Eternal Woman

1929

As Man Desires As Man Desires

1925

The Invisible Ray The Invisible Ray

1920

Mr. Celebrity Mr. Celebrity

1941

The Millionaire Pirate The Millionaire Pirate

1919

The Cabaret Girl The Cabaret Girl

1918

The Whispered Name The Whispered Name

1924

Father Was a Fullback Father Was a Fullback

1949

Not Wanted Not Wanted

1949

Leave Her to Heaven Leave Her to Heaven

1945

To Mary - with Love To Mary - with Love

1936

My Dad My Dad

1922

Stolen Harmony Stolen Harmony

1935

Paddy O'Day Paddy O'Day

1936

Swanee River Swanee River

1939

Wife, Husband and Friend Wife, Husband and Friend

1939

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

1934

Face in the Sky Face in the Sky

1933

Woman Unafraid Woman Unafraid

1934

The Constant Woman The Constant Woman

1933

Mickey's Delayed Date Mickey's Delayed Date

1947

First Aiders First Aiders

1944

Pluto's Christmas Tree Pluto's Christmas Tree

1952

Wagon Master Wagon Master

1950

The Quiet Man The Quiet Man

1952

Donald's Dream Voice Donald's Dream Voice

1948

The Cobweb The Cobweb

1955

The Luck of the Irish The Luck of the Irish

1948

Key to the City Key to the City

1950

Bath Day Bath Day

1946

Mother Wore Tights Mother Wore Tights

1947

Pluto's Sweater Pluto's Sweater

1949

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940

The Searchers The Searchers

1956

Brooding Eyes Brooding Eyes

1926

The Dangerous Age The Dangerous Age

1923

Ten Gentlemen from West Point Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

The Lodger The Lodger

1944

Making the Rounds Making the Rounds

1934

Four Men and a Prayer Four Men and a Prayer

1938

The Door Between The Door Between

1917

Behind the Lines Behind the Lines

1916

Coney Island Coney Island

1943

Safety in Numbers Safety in Numbers

1938

3 Godfathers 3 Godfathers

1948

Road to Happiness Road to Happiness

1941

Free For All Free For All

1949

Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood Boulevard

1936

My Darling Clementine My Darling Clementine

1946

The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors

1993

She Married Her Boss She Married Her Boss

1935

It Happened in Flatbush It Happened in Flatbush

1942

Blue, White, and Perfect Blue, White, and Perfect

1942

Free, Blonde and 21 Free, Blonde and 21

1940

Lillian Russell Lillian Russell

1940

Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard

1950

Along the Rio Grande Along the Rio Grande

1941

Cry of the City Cry of the City

1948

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