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Roy Del Ruth (October 18, 1893, Delaware – April 27, 1961) was an American filmmaker. Early career. Silent film The Heart Snatcher (1920) directed by Roy Del Ruth for Fox Film Corporation. Beginning his Hollywood career as a writer for Mack Sennett in 1915, Del Ruth later directed his first short film Hungry Lions (1919) for the producer.
Roy Del Ruth. Director. Writer. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Roy Del Ruth was born on Oct. 18, 1895, in Philadelphia, PA. He began his Hollywood career as a writer for Mack Sennett in 1915. He began directing in 1919 for Sennett with the two-reeler Hungry Lions and Tender Hearts (1920).
Roy Del Ruth (born October 18, 1893, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died April 27, 1961, Sherman Oaks, California) American filmmaker who worked with various stars, notably James Cagney, and directed a number of popular musicals in the 1930s.
Mini Bio. Roy Del Ruth was born on Oct. 18, 1895, in Philadelphia, PA. He began his Hollywood career as a writer for Mack Sennett in 1915. He began directing in 1919 for Sennett with the two-reeler Hungry Lions and Tender Hearts (1920). In the early 1920s he moved over to features with such efforts as Asleep at the Switch (1923), The Hollywood ...
October 18, 1895. Died. April 27, 1961. Cause of Death. Heart Attack. Biography. Read More. A capable director who made a number of competent musicals and crime dramas, Roy Del Ruth worked consistently throughout the 1930s and 1940s without ever distinguishing himself from his more famed contemporaries.
Birthday: Oct 18, 1893. Birthplace: Delaware, USA. A capable director who made a number of competent musicals and crime dramas, Roy Del Ruth worked consistently throughout the 1930s and 1940s...
Roy Del Ruth (October 18, 1893 – April 27, 1961) was a Hollywood film director. Del Ruth, who started out as a screenwriter in 1915 writing gags for Mack Sennett, began directing feature films in the 1920s. He became known for directing urban and crime dramas including the 1931 version of The Maltese Falcon.
