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Ruth Chatterton

1892 - 1961

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Ruth Chatterton (December 24, 1892 – November 24, 1961) was an American stage, film, and television actress, aviator and novelist. She was at her most popular in the early to mid-1930s, and in the same era gained prominence as an aviator, one of the few female pilots in the United States at the time. In the late 1930s, Chatterton retired from film acting but continued her career on the stage. She had several TV roles beginning in the late 1940s and became a successful novelist in the 1950s. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Ruth Chatterton is the 5,648th most popular actor (up from 5,882nd in 2024), the 8,754th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,623rd in 2019) and the 2,589th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Ruth Chatterton ranks 5,647 out of 13,578. Before her are Hugh O'Brian, Rand Brooks, Aras Bulut İynemli, Antonio Ozores, and Santiago Segura. After her are Charles Melton, Herbert Hübner, Louise Lasser, Maria Bonnevie, Gemma Arterton, Jeanne Bates, and Bill Farmer.

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Among people born in 1892, Ruth Chatterton ranks 265. Before her are João Sassetti, Zośka Vieras, Hans Rademacher, Mariano Arrate, Rex Ingram, and Robert Ellis. After her are Jacob Viner, Muhammad Sakizli, Pinto Colvig, Manilal Gandhi, Luigi Maiocco, and Marston Morse. Among people deceased in 1961, Ruth Chatterton ranks 168. Before her are Richard Gunn, Paul Deman, Harry Ryan, Suryakant Tripathi, Anne Sewell Young, and Albert Oldman. After her are Francesco Severi, Frances Schroth, Robert L. Eichelberger, Max Hainle, Hanns Seidel, and Antonio Urdinarán.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ruth Chatterton ranks 8,754 out of 20,380. Before her are Hugh O'Brian (1925), Rand Brooks (1918), Bruce Alberts (1938), and Harold Solomon (1952). After her are Charles Melton (1991), Richard Henry Lee (1732), Louise Lasser (1939), Missy Elliott (1971), Jim McGovern (1959), Peter Del Monte (1943), Lydia Maria Child (1802), and Elliott H. Lieb (1932).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ruth Chatterton ranks 2,590. Before her are Carla Laemmle (1909), Vivica A. Fox (1964), Lana Parrilla (1977), Andy Devine (1905), Hugh O'Brian (1925), and Rand Brooks (1918). After her are Charles Melton (1991), Louise Lasser (1939), Jeanne Bates (1918), Bill Farmer (1952), Mary Badham (1952), and Guy Madison (1922).

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