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Ruth Hiatt

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
51

Gender
Female

Birthday
January 6, 1906 (120 years old)

Place of Birth
Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA

Ruth Hiatt

Biography

From Wikipedia

Ruth Hiatt (January 6, 1906 – April 21, 1994) was an actress in motion pictures beginning in the silent film era. She is best known for performing in 1920s comedies directed by Jack White, Norman Taurog, and Mack Sennett.

As teenager she was discovered by comedian Lloyd Hamilton. She became his leading lady at United Artists studios in 1922. Hiatt was a former classic dancer who was Hamilton's successor to Irene Dalton. Their first work together is the short comedy The Speeder (1922). It is a production of the Hamilton Comedy Film Company.

In Smith's Baby (1925) Hiatt is the female lead with Raymond McKee. Sennett cast Hiatt and McKee with Our Gang child star Mary Ann Jackson in 1927. The short comedies continued the Jimmy Smith series with titles like Smith's Pony (1927), Smith's Cook (1927), Smith's Cousin (1927), and Smith's Modiste Shop (1927). The movies were produced by Pathe Pictures. She appeared in the second chapter of the Ken Maynard Sunset Trail (1932).

Hiatt's film career endured through 1941. Some of her later appearances were in the Three Stooges comedy Men In Black, the Our Gang entry Beginner's Luck, Just Speeding (1936) and Double Trouble (1941).

In August 1922, Hiatt modeled for Beckman Furs of West 7th Street in Los Angeles, California. She won first prize for beauty at the annual Venice Beach bathing beauties parade in August 1923. She wore a costume of black and white checkered silk, with hat and slippers that matched. The Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers (WAMPAS) selected Hiatt among its thirteen baby star actresses for 1924. Blanche Mahaffey, Carmelita Geraghty, and Clara Bow were also chosen. Hiatt was blonde but one reporter covering the WAMPAS banquet in San Francisco, in December 1923, wrote that she was brunette.

Ruth Hiatt died in Montrose, California in 1994 of congestive heart failure.

Known For

Acting

1941Double Troubleas Blonde Assembly Line Worker
1936The Broken Coinas Gail Bowman
1935Little Papaas Spanky's Mother
1935The Drunkardas Secretary
1935Beginner's Luckas Daisy's Mother (uncredited)
1934Wedding Bellesas
1934Ridin' Thruas Dolores Brooks
1932The Big Flashas Betty, Hinkle's Secretary
1932Honeymoon Beachas Blondie
1932Love Painsas Shirley Jean's Mother (uncredited)
1932The Sunset Trailas Molly Mason
1931Taxi Troublesas Mrs. Malone
1930Won by a Neckas
1930Night Workas Violet Harris
1930Fifty Million Husbandsas Pansy Chase
1930Good Morning Sheriffas The mayor's daughter
1929Grass Skirtsas
1929The Voice of Hollywood No. 1as
1929The New Auntas Mabel Smith
1929The Rodeoas Mabel Smith
1929Shanghai Roseas Diane Avery
1928The Bargain Huntas Mabel Smith
1928The Burglaras Mabel Smith
1928The Chinatown Mysteryas Sally Warren, Chemist
1928Smith's Restaurantas Mabel Smith
1928Smith's Army Lifeas Mabel Smith
1927Smith's Cookas Mabel Smith
1927Smith's Ponyas Mabel Smith
1927Life in Hollywood No. 2as Herself (as Ruth Hyatt)
1927Smith's Candy Shopas Mabel Smith
1927Smith's Fishing Tripas Mabel Smith
1927The Missing Linkas Beatrice Braden
1927His First Flameas Mary Morgan
1927Long Pantsas Minor Role (uncredited)
1927Smith's New Homeas Mabel Smith
1927Smith's Customeras Mabel Smith
1926Smith's Picnicas Mabel Smith
1926Smith's Uncleas Mabel Smith
1926Love's Last Laughas Ruth Mason
1926Smith's Landlordas Mabel Smith
1926Smith's Babyas Mabel Smith
1926Wandering Williesas Ruth
1926Saturday Afternoonas Pearl
1925Isn't Love Cuckoo?as Bebe Lodge
1925Rock Bottomas Foreman's helper's sweetie
1924Motor Madas
1924Fast and Furiousas The Boss's Daughter
1924Family Lifeas Ruth Duff
1923Oh! Shootas
1923This Way Outas The Girl
1922The Speederas

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