Roy Del Ruth

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Known For Directing

Known Credits 100

Gender Male

Birthday October 18, 1893

Day of Death April 27, 1961 (67 years old)

Place of Birth New Castle, Delaware, USA

Also Known As

  • Thomas LeRoy Ruth

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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Roy Del Ruth (October 18, 1893 – April 27, 1961) was a Hollywood film director. Del Ruth, who started out as a screenwriter in 1915 writing gags for Mack Sennett, began directing feature films in the 1920s. He became known for directing urban and crime dramas including the 1931 version of The Maltese Falcon. He also directed the universally panned The Babe Ruth Story (1948) and the 20th Century Fox B-movie Alligator People (1959).

Roy Del Ruth died in 1961 at age 67 and was interred in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California.

For his contributions to the motion picture industry, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6150 Hollywood Blvd.

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