Ruth Terry

Ruth Terry

Terry pictured in 1940
Born Ruth Mae McMahon
October 21, 1920
Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States
Died March 11, 2016 (aged 95)
Rancho Mirage, California, United States
Occupation Film actress, singer
Years active 1937–1964
Spouse(s) John Ledbetter (1966–2016)

Ruth Mae Terry, born Ruth McMahon (October 21, 1920 – March 11, 2016), was an American singer and actress in film and television from the 1930s to the 1960s. She claimed her stage name came from Walter Winchell, who combined the names of two then-famous baseball players, Babe Ruth and Bill Terry.[1]

Life and career

Born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, she won a number of prizes for singing before singing with the Paul Ash Theater Orchestra at the age of twelve. Her first movie was Love and Hisses in 1937 with Walter Winchell, at which time she was earning $400 per week. Her first western was Call of the Canyon with Gene Autry. She appeared in several Roy Rogers movies. Her best-known movie was Pistol Packin' Mama, based on the song of the same name with Robert Livingston. She retired when she married her second husband in 1966.[2]

Terry died on March 11, 2016 at the age of 95.[3]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Fitzgerald, Mike. "Ruth Terry Interview". Western Clippings. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ruth Terry, Miami film discovery, appears at Lincoln Theater tonight". The Miami News. December 27, 1939. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ http://obituaries.desertsun.com/obituaries/thedesertsun/obituary.aspx?n=ruth-mae-ledbetter-terry&pid=179673804

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