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Ruth Warrick Biography (1916-)

Born June 29, 1916, in St. Joseph, MO; daughter of Frederick R., Jr., and Annie L. (Scott) Warrick; married Erik Rolf (divorced); married Carl Neubert (divorced); married Robert McNamara (divorced); married L. Jarvis Cushing, Jr. (divorced). Addresses: OFFICE--c/o ABC Press Relations, 1330 Avenue ofthe Americas, New York, NY 10019.

Favorite roles: Anna, The King and I; Martha, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Birth Details

June 29, 1916

St. Joseph, Missouri, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE DEBUT--University of Missouri, 1937.
• NEW YORK DEBUT--The Thorntons, Provincetown Playhouse, 1956.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Sister of the dead soldier, Bury the Dead, Center Community Theatre, Kansas City, MO, 1937.
• Margo Wendice, Dial M for Murder, 1955.
• Mary Spain, Miss Lonelyhearts, Music Box Theatre, NY, 1957.
• Dolores Dixon, Single Man at a Party, Theatre Marquee, NY, 1959.
• Essie, Take Me Along, Shubert Theatre, NY, 1960.
• Anna Leonowens, The King and I, Music Fair, Toronto, Canada, 1960.
• Martha, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Los Angeles, CA, 1965.
• Mary Tyrone, Long Day's Journey into Night, Los Angeles, CA, 1966.
• Agnes, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Las Palmas Theatre, Los Angeles,CA, 1966.
• Mrs. Frodo and Anastasia, Any Resemblance to Persons Living or Dead, GateTheatre, NY, 1971.
• Mrs. John Tarleton, Misalliance, Roundabout Theatre, NY, 1972.
• Emily Doon, Conditions of Agreement, 1972.
• Emmeline Marshall, Irene, Minskoff Theatre, NY, 1973-74.
• Roberta, Westbury Music Fair, Long Island, NY, 1976.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Anna, The King and I, U.S. cities, 1961.
• Martha, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Los Angeles, CA, 1965.
• Mary Tyrone, Long Day's Journey into Night, U.S. cities, 1965.
• FILM DEBUT--Mrs. Kane, Citizen Kane, RKO, 1942.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Journey into Fear, 1942.
• The Iron Major, 1943.
• Forever and a Day, 1943.
• Guest in the House, 1944.
• China Sky, 1945.
• The Great Bank Robbery, 1969.
• How to Steal the World, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968.
• TELEVISION DEBUT--1949.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• Ellie Banks, Father of the Bride, CBS, 1961-62.
• Hannah Cord, Peyton Place, ABC, 1965-67.
• Phoebe Tyler Wallingford, All My Children, ABC.
• As the World Turns.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• "Return to Vienna," Campbell Soundstage, NBC, 1952.
• Your Play Time, CBS, 1954.
• Credits; ALBUM
• Phoebe Tyler Regrets.
• Writings;AUTOBIOGRAPHY
• The Confessions of Phoebe Tyler.

Recent Updates

January 15, 2005: Warrick died on January 15, 2005, at her home in Manhattan, of complications from pneumonia. She was 88. Source: New York Times, www.nytimes.com/2005/01/18/movies/18warr.html?oref=login, January 19, 2005.