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Ruth Dunning (17 May 1909 – 27 February 1983), born Mary Ruth Dunning, was a Welsh actress of stage, television, and film. Although her year of birth was long given as 1911, her birth was registered in Holywell in 1909.
Ruth Dunning was born on 17 May 1909 in Prestatyn, Flintshire, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for The Grove Family (1954), Young and Willing (1954) and It's a Great Day! (1955). She was married to Jack Allen. She died on 27 February 1983 in London, England, UK.
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- Prestatyn, Flintshire, Wales, UK
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- London, England, UK
Ruth Dunning was a Welsh actress who appeared in stage, film and television. She was best known for playing Mrs Grove in the 1950s series The Grove Family.
- May 17, 1909
- February 27, 1983
Dangerous Afternoon is a 1961 British 'B' crime film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Ruth Dunning. The screenplay was by Brandon Fleming based on the 1951 play of the same title by Gerald Anstruther.
And Women Shall Weep is a 1960 British drama film directed by John Lemont and starring Ruth Dunning, Max Butterfield and Richard O'Sullivan. A mother tries to prevent her younger son being led astray by his delinquent elder brother.
Ruth Dunning played Gladys, the mother of the Grove family, in the first British television soap opera for adults. The show ran from 1954 to 1957 and attracted millions of viewers, but was cancelled due to a dispute between the writers and the BBC.
A Little Princess: With Deborah Makepeace, Lesley Dunlop, Ruth Dunning, Margery Withers. A young girl is relegated to servitude at a boarding school when her father goes missing and is presumed dead.
