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Ruth Draper

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American actress (1884-1954)

Person · Open Library

Born
1884
Died
1956
Works
7

Top works

  • The letters of Ruth Draper
  • Ruth Draper and Paul Draper
  • Ruth Draper in her character sketches
  • Ruth Draper and her company of characters
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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1884-12-02
Active to
1956-12-30

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
45
Total plays
157

Ruth Draper (born December 2, 1884, New York City - died December 30, 1956, New York, New York) was an American actress and dramatist. She specialized in character-driven monologues and monodrama. Her best known pieces include The Italian Lesson, Three Women and Mr. Clifford, Doctors and Diets, and A Church in Italy. Such theatre legends as George Bernard Shaw, Thornton Wilder, John Gielgud, Katharine Hepburn, Maurice Chevalier, Laurence Olivier <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ruth+Draper">R

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ruth
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
stage actor
Languages spoken
Italian
Native language
English language
Image
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writing language
English language
date of death
1956-12-30
date of birth
1884-12-02
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Ruth Draper
unmarried partner
Lauro De Bosis
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