Green) (as Kay Russell) The Cabin in the Cotton (Curtiz) (as Madge Norwood) Three on a Match (LeRoy) (as Ruth Westcott) 1933Ģ0,000 Years in Sing Sing (Curtiz) (as Fay) Parachute Jumper (Alfred E. Green) (as Malbro) The Dark Horse (Alfred E.

Way Back Home ( Old Greatheart) (Seiter) (as Mary Lucy) The Menace (Neill) (as Peggy) Hell's House (Higgin) (as Peggy Gardner) The Man Who Played God (Adolfi) (as Grace Blair) So Big (Wellman) (as Dallas O'Mara) The Rich Are Always with Us (Alfred E. Died: In Neuilly sur Seine, France, 6 October 1989.īad Sister (Henley) (as Laura Madison) Seed (Stahl) (as Margaret Carter) Waterloo Bridge (Whale) (as Janet) 1932 Awards: Best Acress Academy Award, for Dangerous, 1935 Best Actress, Venice Festival, for Marked Woman and Kid Galahad, 1937 Best Actress Academy Award, for Jezebel, 1938 Best Actress, New York Film Critics, and Best Actress, Cannes Festival, for All about Eve, 1951 Life Achievement Award, American Film Institute, 1977. 1949-terminated contract with Warners with Jack Warner's approval after series of unsuccessful films 1952-returned to stage in musical revue Two's Company 1956-television debut early 1960s-change in direction of career occurs after appearances in low-budget horror films 1978-in TV mini-series The Dark Secret of Harvest Home, and, briefly, in the TV series Hotel, 1983. Quality films and suspended without pay from Warners attempt to act in Alexander Korda film thwarted by Warners sued Warners over situation but lost long court battle 1941-president of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences co-founder and president of Hollywood Canteen 1946-formed production company B.D., Inc. Career: 1928-professional stage debut in George Cukor's stock production of Broadway in Rochester, New York 1929-acted with Blanche Yurka Company in stock productions Broadway debut in The Lady from the Sea 1930-contract with Universal 1931-film debut in Bad Sister 1932-after series of unsuccessful films, dropped by Universal long-term contract with Warners 1934-critical acclaim for role in Of Human Bondage 1936-refused to appear in poor Family: Married 1) Harmon Nelson, 1932 (divorced 1938) 2) Arthur Farnsworth, 1941 (divorced 1943) 3) William Grant Sherry, 1945 (divorced), daughter: Barbara Davis Sherry 4) the actor Gary Merrill, 1950 (divorced 1960). Education: Attended Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Massachusetts Mariarden School of Dancing studied acting at Robert Milton- John Murray Anderson School of the Theatre, New York. Born: Ruth Elizabeth Davis in Lowell, Massachusetts, 5 April 1908.

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