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Ruth Gordon was an American actress and writer who won the ‘Academy Award’ for ‘Best Supporting Actress’ for playing Minnie Castevet in the 1968 psychological horror film ‘Rosemary's Baby.’. She also won a ‘Golden Globe Award’ and ‘Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award’ for portraying Castevet in the Roman Polanski-directed ...
Aug 7, 2016 · Ruth was the daughter of Annie Tapley (Ziegler/Zeigler) and Clinton Jones, who was a factory foreman and ship captain. She had English ancestry, with smaller amounts of German and French. Also, Ruth’s great-great-great-great-grandfather, Brand Pendarvis, was the son of Joseph Pendarvis, who was born, c. 1700, in South Carolina, of English ...
Aug 28, 1985 · Born 30 Oct 1896 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Ancestors. Daughter of Clinton Jones and Annie Tapley (Zeigler) Jones. Sister of Clara Louise (Jones) Webb [half] Wife of Gregory Kelly — married 23 Dec 1918 (to 9 Jul 1927) in New York City, New York, United States. Wife of Garson Kanin — married 4 Dec 1942 (to 1985 ...
- Female
- October 30, 1896
- Gregory Kelly, Garson Kanin
- August 28, 1985
Mar 25, 2023 · Annie Tapley (Anne) Jones formerly Zeigler. Born 6 Jul 1860 in Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA. ... Mother of actress and screenwriter Ruth Gordon Jones ...
- Female
- July 6, 1860
- Clinton Jones
- December 31, 1915
Oct 17, 2023 · Ruth Gordon Jones was born on October 30, 1896, in Quincy, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Annie Tapley (née Ziegler) and Clinton Jones, a factory foreman. She had an older half-sister, Claire, from her father’s first marriage. She was baptized an Episcopalian
Her role in Rosemary's Baby earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Also a writer, she earned three Academy Award nominations for her screenplays. Family Life. Her parents are Annie Tapley and Clinton Jones. Associated With. She starred in the Clint Eastwood-directed film Every Which Way But Loose.
Gordon was born at 31 Marion Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. She was the only child of Annie Tapley (née Ziegler) and Clinton Jones, a factory foreman who had been a ship's captain. She was baptized an Episcopalian; her christening as a celebrity came in her appearance as a picture baby for Mellin's Food for Infants & Invalids. Prior to graduating from Quincy High School, she wrote to ...
