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Wesley Ruggles (June 11, 1889 – January 8, 1972) was an American film director.
Wesley Ruggles. Every Oscar Best Picture Winner, Ranked. It’s a rare type of cinephile who wasn’t introduced to the idea of film as more than just idle entertainment by the ritual of the Academy Awards.
- June 11, 1889
- January 8, 1972
While the costs were not recouped at the box office (its loss of $565,000 was attributed to the effects of the Great Depression), it won the Best Picture Oscar at the Academy Awards. Wesley narrowly lost out to Norman Taurog (for Skippy (1931)) in the directing stakes.
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- January 1, 1
- Santa Monica, California, USA
Jan 10, 1972 · LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9 —Wesley Ruggles, the motionpidttire director, died last night in Santa Monica Convalescent H4spital, after having suffered a stroke. He was 84 years old andlived in Beverly...
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Feb 19, 2022 · A trial date has been set for a LaBelle, Missouri, man charged with 11 offenses including murder in the 2nd degree following a mobile home fire in which a Knox City, Missouri, man died.
May 8, 2024 · Wesley Ruggles (born June 11, 1889, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died January 8, 1972, Santa Monica, California) was an American film director who was especially adept at comedies, though his best-known movie was arguably the classic western Cimarron (1931).
Jun 21, 2021 · Wesley Ruggles, 39, of La Belle, Missouri, was arrested Friday by the Knox County Sheriff's Office. Both men now face five charges related to the crimes at Tripp's home. Wilkins and Ruggles are charged with first-degree burglary and tampering with a motor vehicle.