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Actress
Stage actress Ruth Nelson's biggest claim to fame was as one of the founding members of the famed New York-based "Group Theatre" back in the 30s and was well-received playing the cabbie's wife in Clifford Odets' short play "Waiting for Lefty" in 1935. This role would typify Ruth's career as the non-flashy, blue-collar or "working class" wife, ...

Born: August 2, 1905
Star sign: Leo
Known for: Awakenings (1990), 3 Women (1977), Wilson (1944), A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
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