Ruth Dwyer
BornJanuary 25, 1898
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 2, 1978 (aged 80)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1919 - 1943 (film)
Spouse
William Jackie
​
(died 1954)​

Ruth Dwyer (January 25, 1898 – March 2, 1978) was an American film actress.[1] She had a number of starring roles in the silent era, most famously as Buster Keaton's leading lady in Seven Chances (1925). Dwyer mostly retired in 1928 and played a number of uncredited roles in sound films, but retired from the film business completely in the 1940s.

Dwyer's entertainment career began with her working as a dancer in New York. Her performance in the chorus line in an off-Broadway production in 1919 led to her going to Hollywood. Her film debut came in the serial The Evil Eye.[2]

Dwyer was married to actor and talent agent William Jackie until his death in 1954. They operated the Ruth Dwyer Agency in San Francisco, helping people obtain parts in films and television shows.[3]

Dwyer died on March 2, 1978, at the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.[4]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ Munden p. 390
  2. ↑ Trabing, Wally (July 25, 1974). "Mostly about People: Chat With A Pre-Talkie Star". Santa Cruz Sentinel. p. 14. Retrieved March 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "William Jackie". The New York Times. September 20, 1954. p. 23. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ruth Dwyer". AllMovie. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2022.

Bibliography

  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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