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.