Phyllis Ruth

Phyllis Ruth was born on 16 possibly 14 March 1922 in Pasadena California When she was still a baby her parents divorced and in 1926 her mother remarried and the family moved to Los Angeles Her early ambition was to become a singer and before she even graduated high school the petite blonde was performing in various local bands She soon set her sights on acting however and in 1929 she signed a contract with Paramount Pictures She was small and pretty and it seemed she was destined for big things Unfortunately while the company considered her both beautiful and talented Pyllis never found the success she sought She kept her weight under 100 pounds and every day she pounded on the doors of local agents and casting directors but for all of her beauty charm hustle and pluck Phyllis only landed nine roles mostly in light frothy comedies often starring her friend comedian Bob Hope She retired from acting in 1946 to raise her daughter Trudy Ann Phyllis Ruth Ingram died on September 29 1999 Information for this description was sourced mostly from the WordPress Blog Those obscure objects of desire httpsobscureactresseswordpresscom20200110phyllisruth