Ruth Mackay
Ruth Mackay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 May 1878 |
| Died | 31 March 1949 (aged 70) Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1915 - 1922 (film) |
| Spouse | Eille Norwood |
Ruth Mackay (9 May 1878 – 31 March 1949) was a British stage and silent film actress.[1] She was married to actor Eille Norwood.[2]
She was born in Kennington in London in 1878, the daughter of David McDonald MacKay (1839–1910) and Florence née Dignam (1846–). Her daughter was Marjorie Florence Grahame - the actress Jane Grahame (1899-1981). In 1905 Mackay married the actor Eille Norwood; they were to remain together until his death.
In her later years she lived with her husband at Corner Cottage, Waverley Lane in Farnham in Surrey. Ruth Brett died in Westfields Nursing Home in Whitstable in Kent.[3]
Filmography
- Honeymoon for Three (1915)
- Esther (1916)
- East Is East (1916)
- Merely Mrs. Stubbs (1917)
- The Woman Who Was Nothing (1917)
- Goodbye (1918)
- No Children Wanted (1918)
- Duke's Son (1920)
- Testimony (1920)
- Innocent (1921)
- The Place of Honour (1921)
- The Scourge (1922)
References
- ^ Goble p.290
- ^ "An Idle Woman's Diary". The National Advocate. National Library of Australia. 7 May 1915. p. 1. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 for Ruth Brett 1949- Ancestry.com (subscription required)
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
- Ruth Mackay at IMDb
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