Ruth Patricia White April 24 1914 December 3 1969 in Perth Amboy New Jersey USA as Ruth Patricia White She was an actress known for Du silence et des ombres 1962Macadam cowboy 1969 and Pendezles haut et court 1968 She died on December 3 1969 in Perth Amboy Her death from cancer was sudden and unexpected She spent the final decade of her life as one of New Yorks most highly praised character actresses She had sacrificed her career to care for an ailing parent and when she returned to acting she was in her mid30s overweight and without much promise of reviving her career However she scored great successes in the offBroadway plays of Samuel Beckett most notably Happy Days appeared in Edward Albees Malcolm 1966 and Box 1968 and earned a Tony nomination for her role in Harold Pinters The Birthday Party 1968 She earned an Emmy nomination for her role in the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of Little Moon of Alban
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