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Ruth Gloria Nelson (August 2, 1905 – September 12, 1992) was an American stage and film actress. She is known for her roles in films such as Wilson, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Humoresque, 3 Women, The Late Show and Awakenings. She was the wife of John Cromwell, with whom she acted on multiple occasions.
Ruth Nelson. Actress: Awakenings. Stage actress Ruth Nelson's biggest claim to fame was as one of the founding members of the famed New York-based "Group Theatre" back in the 30s and was well-received playing the cabby's wife in Clifford Odets' short play "Waiting for Lefty" in 1935.
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- Saginaw, Michigan, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
Ruth Nelson. Actress: Awakenings. Stage actress Ruth Nelson's biggest claim to fame was as one of the founding members of the famed New York-based "Group Theatre" back in the 30s and was well-received playing the cabby's wife in Clifford Odets' short play "Waiting for Lefty" in 1935.
- August 2, 1905
- September 12, 1992
Sep 13, 1992 · Ruth Nelson, an actress in the legendary Group Theater that transformed American acting and whose career on stage, film and television spanned nearly 70 years, died yesterday at her home in...
Sep 14, 1992 · Ruth Nelson, a veteran stage and film actress most familiar to modern audiences through a series of mother roles--most recently as Robert De Niro’s agonizing mother in the movie...
Jan 11, 1991 · Awakenings: Directed by Penny Marshall. With Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson. The victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them.
Lida Ruth Nelson. October 18, 1936 - December 1, 2019. Born in 1936, just minutes after her fraternal twin Virginia, to Marion and Louis Needels, Ruth Nelson first lived in LeRoy, Illinois where her father was the town’s family doctor.
