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American actress
Ruth Hart
BornRuth E. Hart
August 1886
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
DiedMay 2, 1952 (aged 65)
New York, New York, U.S.
Occupationfilm actress
Years active1906–late 1920s
SpouseWalter J. Moore (m. 1918)
Children3

Ruth E. Hart (August 1886 – 2 May 1952), was an American film and stage actress. She appeared in over 30 films between 1909 and 1914, as well as the original Broadway production of Thomas Dixon Jr.'s The Clansman.

Biography

Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Hart was the daughter of Robert Hart and Laura Swan. She began her career as a secretary to producer A. H. Woods. In 1906, she appeared on Broadway in The Clansman, adapted from the like-named novel by its author, Thomas Dixon Jr. Making what would prove to be her sole Broadway appearance, Hart was cast as the female lead, Nellie Stoneman. Aside from famously being the basis, almost a decade later, for D. W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation, the play evidently performed much the same function for Hart's film career, judging from the vast preponderance of Griffith titles amongst her confirmed screen appearances. In the meantime, Hart was seen performing the role throughout the United States in touring companies over the next two years.

Personal life and death

In September 1918, Hart married producer Walter John Moore, with whom she had a daughter and two sons.

On May 2, 1952, Hart died in New York City at age 65, survived by her husband and three children.

Selected filmography

References

  1. "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHFT-K2H : Sun Mar 10 04:08:38 UTC 2024), Entry for Albert Woods Moore and Barbara Josephine Hunter, 15 July 1949.
  2. "United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSV1-LRT : Thu Apr 11 21:06:51 UTC 2024), Entry for Laura Hart and Ruth Hart, 1900.
  3. "New York State Census, 1905", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPXG-ZM2 : Fri Jul 26 14:33:21 UTC 2024), Entry for Louise F Hart and Ruth Hart, 1905.
  4. "United States Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M593-ZNB : Mon Mar 11 00:13:58 UTC 2024), Entry for Laura Hart and Ruth Hart, 1910.
  5. ^ "Mrs. Ruth Hart Moore, In, Films and Vaudeville". New York Herald Tribune. May 3, 1952. p. 14. ProQuest 1322445061. Mrs. Ruth Hart Moore, movie, stage and vaudeville star of the 1910s and '20s, died yesterday in a doctor's office in New York. She lived at 310 W. 79th St. with her husband, Walter J. Moore, president of the old H. C. Miner Co., theatrical lithographers. Mrs. Moore, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., started her career as secretary to the producer Al H. Woods. Before her retirement in the late 1920s, she played opposite John B. Hymer in the old Palace and on the vaudeville circuit. Surviving besides her husband are two sons: Al Woods Moore of Boston, Prof. Walter J. Moore Jr., of Washington, D. C., and a daughter, Miss Mary Moore of London.
  6. ^ "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28G-7NV8 : Thu Nov 07 22:42:33 UTC 2024), Entry for Walter J Moore and John Moore, 8 Sep 1918.
  7. ^ "Obituaries: Ruth Hart Moore". Variety. May 7, 1952. p. 63. ProQuest 962782744. Ruth Hart Moore, former legit, screen and vaude actress, died in New York, May 2. She performed in the 1910s and 20s. She started her career as secretary to legit producer Al H. Woods and later became associated with D. W. Griffith in his early film productions. She appeared in the 1913 pic, 'Judith of Bethulia,' and in Griffith's 'Biograph Girl.' She also played in several films with Mary Pickford. She appeared on Broadway in 'The Clansman,' from which Griffith derived 'Birth of a Nation.' Before her retirement in the late 1920s, she played opposite John B. Hymer in vaudeville. Surviving are her husband, Walter J. Moore, prez of the old H. C. Miner Co., theatrical lithographers; two sons and a daughter.
  8. "To Play in 'The Clansman'; Principals in New Drama Are Finally Selected". The Baltimore Sun. December 31, 1905. p. 14. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "Southern Girl in Dixie Role". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 13, 1906. p. 41. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  10. "Ruth Hart credits". Internet Broadway Database.
  11. "Ruth Hart filmography".
  12. “Here Come the Clansmen: Thumbnail Portraits and Sketches of the Principal Actors”. ‘’The Sedalia Democrat’’. January 5, 1908. p. 12. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

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