Ruby Blaine
Ruby Blaine | |
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 Blaine in The Midnight Girl (1925) | |
| Born | August 27, 1903 Hutchinson, Kansas, United States |
| Died | May 31, 1976 (aged 72) White Plains, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1925-1928 (film) |
Ruby Blaine (August 27, 1903–May 31, 1976) was an American film actress of the silent era.[1]
Early life
Born Ruby F. Blain on August 27, 1903, in Hutchinson, Kansas, she was one of nine children. The family moved to Colorado while she was still very young.[2] She competed in a local rodeo when she was sixteen years old, which contributed to her later being cast in Western films.[3]
Career and life
Blaine acted in films of various genres from 1925 to 1929. She first moved to New York in 1924, where she worked as a dancer and won the title of Miss New York.[4][5] She played several minor and supporting roles in films directed by the likes of Wilfred Noy, Alfred Santell, D. W. Griffith, and James Parrott.
She married Irving Weinberg, a millionaire stockbroker, in 1927 but they ultimately divorced in 1930. He married another actress three years later.[6] Blaine worked as a model and hostess in New York City nightclubs after her divorce.
Death and legacy
Blaine died of natural causes in Florida on May 31, 1976. She was cremated.
Complete filmography
- The Midnight Girl (1925)
- Headlines (1925)
- Children of the Whirlwind (1925)
- Bluebeard's Seven Wives (1926)
- The Quarterback (1926, uncredited)
- The Sorrows of Satan (1926)
- Lightning Lariats (1927)
- Bitter Apples (1927)
- The Terror of Bar X (1927)
- Gun-Hand Garrison (1927)
- Wild Born (1927)
- Ridin' Luck (1927)
- Two Tars (1928, short)
- The Booster (1928, short)
- School Begins (1928)
- Is Everybody Happy? (1929, short)
References
- ^ Munden p. 435
- ^ "Film Actress Takes Up Athletic Training". Sioux City Journal. February 22, 1925. p. 20. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ S.D., Trav (2006). No Applause, Just Throw Money. Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. p. 213. ISBN 9780571211920.
- ^ "Seen on the Screen", The Suffolk Times, pg. 3. New York City, NY. April 16, 1926
- ^ "They're Convention Beauty Nominees", Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian, pg. 5. Cape Girardeau, MO. July 14, 1924.
- ^ "Miss Compson and Weinberg plan wedding". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. December 12, 1933. p. 11. Archived from the original on April 14, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Bibliography
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
- Ruby Blaine at IMDb
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