Ruth Gordon Overview:

Legendary character actress, Ruth Gordon, was born Ruth Gordon Jones on Oct 30, 1896 in Quincy, MA. Gordon died at the age of 88 on Aug 28, 1985 in Edgartown, MA and was cremated and her ashes given to family or friend.

MINI BIO:

Ruth Gordon was an American actress and writer who played a couple of leading roles in silent films, mothers in the 1940s, and aged eccentrics in recent times. She turned the early part of her life into a play; it was filmed, as "The Actress" in 1953. She was married to writer/director Garson Kanin (2nd of two husbands) from 1942 until her death in 1985. With Kanin, she wrote the screenplays for Adam's Rib and Pat and Mike, both of which starred Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).

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Ruth Gordon was nominated for two Academy Awards, winning one for Best Supporting Actress for Rosemary's Baby (as Minnie Castevet) in 1968.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1965Best Supporting ActressInside Daisy Clover (1965)The DealerNominated
1968Best Supporting ActressRosemary's Baby (1968)Minnie CastevetWon
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Ruth Gordon BlogHub Articles:

SCREENPLAY BY: Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon

By Carol Martinheira on May 12, 2019 From The Old Hollywood Garden

SCREENPLAY BY: Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon On May 12, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Today is Katharine Hepburn’s birthday, and because I’ve talked about her ad nauseam here on The Garden, I thought I’d focus on something else this year: Hollywood pow... Read full article


Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin write for the silver screen's dream team

By Margaret Perry on Feb 6, 2014 From The Great Katharine Hepburn

Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin write for the silver screen's dream team Labels: Adam's Rib (1949), Garson Kanin, Pat and Mike (1952), Ruth Gordon, Spencer Tracy When Garson Kanin published Tracy & Hepburn: An Intimate Memoir in 1972, Katharine Hepburn was furious and refused to... Read full article


Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin write for the silver screen's dream team

By Margaret Perry on Feb 6, 2014 From The Great Katharine Hepburn

Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin write for the silver screen's dream team Labels: Adam's Rib (1949), Garson Kanin, Pat and Mike (1952), Ruth Gordon, Spencer Tracy When Garson Kanin published Tracy & Hepburn: An Intimate Memoir in 1972, Katharine Hepburn was furious and refused to... Read full article


Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin write for the silver screen’s dream team

By MargaretPerry on Feb 6, 2014 From Margaret Perry

When Garson Kanin published?Tracy & Hepburn: An Intimate Memoir in 1972, Katharine Hepburn was furious and refused to talk to him for years. But after time went by and many of her friends started passing away, including Kanin’s wife and writing partner Ruth Gordon, Miss Hepburn came to val... Read full article


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Ruth Gordon Quotes:

Minnie Castevet: [whispers] Easy! Easy! You've got her too high!


Minnie Castevet: Anyone! Anyone! It didn't have to be a no-good slut straight from the gutter. Just as long as she is young, healthy and not a virgin!


Minnie Castevet: Oh, are you *preg*nant?


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Ruth Gordon Facts
Was nominated for Broadway's 1956 Tony Award as Best Actress (Dramatic) for portraying Dolly Levi in Thornton Wilder's "The Matchmaker."

There is a 2009 biography of the lives and careers of the Kanin family (Garson Kanin, Ruth [Gordon], Michael Kanin and Fay Kanin): "A Family Affair - The Kanins in Hollywood and on Broadway" written by Josh Kanin (her nephew by marriage) and Wayne Lindholm.

Was excited about returning to films after 22 years with a role in "The Loved One" in 1965 and looked forward to having a movie career despite her advanced age. When her role was cut from the final release print, it was a major disappointment, but she persevered and won an Oscar three years later for "Rosemary's Baby.".

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