Ruth Clifford

Ruth Clifford

Date of Birth:

Feb 16, 1900

Place of Birth:

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

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Ruth Clifford (February 17, 1900 – November 30, 1998) was an American actress of leading roles in silent films, whose career lasted from silent days into the television era.  Clifford got work as an extra and began her career at 15 at Universal, in fairly substantial roles. She received her first film credit for her work in Behind the Lines (1916).

By her mid-twenties, she was playing leads and second leads, including the role of Abraham Lincoln's lost love, Ann Rutledge, in The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924). But sound pictures found her roles diminishing, and throughout the next three decades she played smaller and smaller parts.

She was a favorite of director John Ford (they played bridge together), who used her in eight films, but rarely in substantial roles. She was also, for a time, the voice of Walt Disney's Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck.

Clifford's obituary in the Los Angeles Times noted that she "became a prime source for historians of the silent screen era".

filmography:

The Whispered Name The Whispered Name

1924

The Door Between The Door Between

1917

Behind the Lines Behind the Lines

1916

The Desire of the Moth The Desire of the Moth

1917

The Cabaret Girl The Cabaret Girl

1918

Fires of Youth Fires of Youth

1918

The Savage The Savage

1917

The Mysterious Mr. Tiller The Mysterious Mr. Tiller

1917

Mickey's Family Album Mickey's Family Album

1998

The Game's Up The Game's Up

1919

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

1924

A Kentucky Cinderella A Kentucky Cinderella

1917

Safety in Numbers Safety in Numbers

1938

Coney Island Coney Island

1943

3 Godfathers 3 Godfathers

1948

The Lodger The Lodger

1944

Road to Happiness Road to Happiness

1941

Free, Blonde and 21 Free, Blonde and 21

1940

Pilgrimage Pilgrimage

1933

Ten Gentlemen from West Point Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

The Dangerous Age The Dangerous Age

1923

Four Men and a Prayer Four Men and a Prayer

1938

Making the Rounds Making the Rounds

1934

Brooding Eyes Brooding Eyes

1926

The Searchers The Searchers

1956

The Tornado The Tornado

1925

Only Yesterday Only Yesterday

1933

Hungry Eyes Hungry Eyes

1918

Shock Shock

1946

Drums Along the Mohawk Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

The Lure of Luxury The Lure of Luxury

1918

Eternal Love Eternal Love

1917

Cadet Girl Cadet Girl

1941

Figaro and Frankie Figaro and Frankie

1947

The Millionaire Pirate The Millionaire Pirate

1919

Stand Up and Cheer! Stand Up and Cheer!

1934

The Eternal Woman The Eternal Woman

1929

Polly Put the Kettle On Polly Put the Kettle On

1917

Ponjola Ponjola

1923

Mother o' Mine Mother o' Mine

1917

Don Mike Don Mike

1927

Charlie Chan in Honolulu Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938

The Spider The Spider

1945

Show of Shows Show of Shows

1929

The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera

1925

April Showers April Showers

1923

The Thrill Seekers The Thrill Seekers

1927

Ball of Fire Ball of Fire

1941

Hands Down Hands Down

1918

Butterfly Butterfly

1924

Designing Woman Designing Woman

1957

Whirlpool Whirlpool

1950

Two Rode Together Two Rode Together

1961

Hazard Hazard

1948

The Face on the Barroom Floor The Face on the Barroom Floor

1923

Funny Girl Funny Girl

1968

Midnight Madness Midnight Madness

1918

Bath Day Bath Day

1946

The Keys of the Kingdom The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

Tropical Love Tropical Love

1921

Key to the City Key to the City

1950

Woman Unafraid Woman Unafraid

1934

My Dad My Dad

1922

The Hitchhiker The Hitchhiker

1933

The Constant Woman The Constant Woman

1933

The Luck of the Irish The Luck of the Irish

1948

Mother Wore Tights Mother Wore Tights

1947

The Cobweb The Cobweb

1955

Wagon Master Wagon Master

1950

Pluto's Christmas Tree Pluto's Christmas Tree

1952

The Devil's Apple Tree The Devil's Apple Tree

1929

The Invisible Ray The Invisible Ray

1920

As Man Desires As Man Desires

1925

Holiday Inn Holiday Inn

1942

Mickey's Delayed Date Mickey's Delayed Date

1947

You're My Everything You're My Everything

1949

Donald's Dream Voice Donald's Dream Voice

1948

Hell's Hole Hell's Hole

1923

First Aiders First Aiders

1944

To Mary - with Love To Mary - with Love

1936

Leave Her to Heaven Leave Her to Heaven

1945

My Darling Clementine My Darling Clementine

1946

Free For All Free For All

1949

The Last Hurrah The Last Hurrah

1958

The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors

1993

She Married Her Boss She Married Her Boss

1935

Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood Boulevard

1936

Circumstantial Evidence Circumstantial Evidence

1945

Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard

1950

Lillian Russell Lillian Russell

1940

The Quiet Man The Quiet Man

1952

Blue, White, and Perfect Blue, White, and Perfect

1942

It Happened in Flatbush It Happened in Flatbush

1942

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940

Pluto's Sweater Pluto's Sweater

1949

Sergeant Rutledge Sergeant Rutledge

1960

Paddy O'Day Paddy O'Day

1936

Stolen Harmony Stolen Harmony

1935

Father Was a Fullback Father Was a Fullback

1949

Cry of the City Cry of the City

1948

Face in the Sky Face in the Sky

1933

Not Wanted Not Wanted

1949

Along the Rio Grande Along the Rio Grande

1941

Swanee River Swanee River

1939

Wife, Husband and Friend Wife, Husband and Friend

1939

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

1934

Mr. Celebrity Mr. Celebrity

1941

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