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Ruth Bellamy (November 5, 1906 – March 5, 1969), also known as Ruth Bellamy Brownwood, was an American writer, a journalist, dramatist, songwriter, actress, and poet, based in North Carolina and Japan.

Early life and education

Ruth Elizabeth Bellamy was born in Enfield, North Carolina, the daughter of Phesington Sugg Bellamy and Lula Spruill Bellamy. Her father was a businessman. Her mother, known as "Mamee", was a well-known social figure in Rocky Mount in her later years.

Bellamy earned a bachelor's degree in dramatics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1928, and pursued further studies at Columbia University and the University of California.

Career

Bellamy was head of the Spoken English and Expression department at High Point College, and taught dramatics; she was active in women's club activities in High Point. She worked at a travel agency in San Francisco. She taught English and wrote in Japan for five years, and in Hong Kong for two years. She edited two books by Kuni Sasaki [ja], including Reluctant Bachelor (1962). She wrote poems, songs, plays, and articles, including a song titled "Blues Tokyo" that became popular in Japan.

Bellamy also acted through much of her life, performing in school as a girl, and active on stage and backstage with the Morningside Players in New York, the Civic Theater in Washington, D.C., and the Tokyo Amateur Dramatic Club.

Personal life

Ruth Bellamy married and she had a son, David Owen Brownwood, born in Los Angeles in 1935. She married a screenwriter, William A. Golkopf, in 1946, in New York City; they divorced in 1948. She died at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, in 1969, aged 62 years. Her papers are archived at East Carolina University.

References

1. "Celebrate Golden Anniversary". Rocky Mount Telegram. 1966-08-14. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-09-25 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ""Mamee" 84-Year-Old Landmark, Celebrated Birthday in Enfield". Rocky Mount Telegram. 1966-08-14. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-09-25 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Mincher, Ruth (1960-07-31). "Enfield Native Making Name in Arts in Tokyo". Rocky Mount Telegram. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-09-25 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Halifax Native was Noted in Literature". Rocky Mount Telegram. 1969-03-13. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-09-25 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Ruth Bellamy Papers - Collection Guides". Eastern Carolina University. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
6. "Positions Given Graduates of '32". High Point Enterprise. p. 3. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
7. "Music-Literature Dept. Will Meet". High Point Enterprise. February 14, 1933. p. 6. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Music-Literature Program Glorifies Lincoln's Life". High Point Enterprise. February 16, 1933. p. 6. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
9. "Mrs. Brownwood Returning Home". Rocky Mount Evening Telegram. July 27, 1963. p. 2. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
10. Sasaki, Kuni (1962). Reluctant bachelor, an original Japanese story. Translated by Kuni Sasaki and Jiro c. Araki. Preservation Department UCLA Library. New York : Vantage Press.
11. Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1958). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. p. 1074.
12. "Married". Alumnae News: 25. November 1946 – via Internet Archive.
13. "Mrs. Ruth B. Brownwood". The News and Observer. 1969-03-06. p. 29. Retrieved 2020-09-25 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Ruth Bellamy at Find a Grave

• Biography

• 1906 births
• 1969 deaths
• People from Enfield, North Carolina
• 20th-century American women journalists
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro alumni
• 20th-century American women writers
• 20th-century American journalists
• 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights
• American women dramatists and playwrights
• 20th-century American songwriters
• American women songwriters