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Ruth Attaway

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Ruth Attaway

Born June 28, 1910 · Greenville, Mississippi, USA

Died September 21, 1987 · aged 77

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ruth Attaway (June 28, 1910 – September 21, 1987) was an American film and stage actress. Among the films she appeared in include Raintree County (1957), Porgy and Bess (1959) and Being There (1979). Attaway was born on June 28, 1910, in Greenville, Mississippi. She was the daughter of physician W.A. Attaway, PhD. Her siblings included a sister, Florence and…

Known For

Being ThereBeing There · 1979
Being There
★ 7.61979
MovieComedyDrama
A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.
The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeThe Taking of Pelham One Two Three · 1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
★ 7.51974
MovieCrimeThriller
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers while the authorities question about the method of their escape.
Raintree CountyRaintree County · 1957
Raintree County
★ 6.41957
MovieRomanceDrama
In 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither by Susanna Drake, a rich New Orleans girl. This love triangle is further complicated by the American Civil War, and dark family history.
Porgy and BessPorgy and Bess · 1959
Porgy and Bess
★ 6.31959
MovieMusicDrama
In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
ConrackConrack · 1974
Conrack
★ 6.81974
MovieDrama
A young, white school teacher is assigned to Yamacraw Island, an isolated fishing community off the coast of South Carolina, populated mostly by poor black families. He finds that the basically illiterate, neglected children there know so little of the world outside their island.
The Bermuda DepthsThe Bermuda Depths · 1978
The Bermuda Depths
★ 5.51978
MovieScience FictionTV Movie
Scientists pursuing the mysteries of the deep are threatened by a beautiful girl who seems to have returned from the dead and by a prehistoric sea creature that dwells in the deadly Bermuda Triangle.
The President's LadyThe President's Lady · 1953
The President's Lady
★ 6.91953
MovieDramaRomance
The story of president Andrew Jackson from his early years, through his meeting with and subsequent marriage to Rachel Donelson Robards. The plot concentrates on the later scandal concerning the legality of their marriage and how they overcame the difficulties.
The Young Don't CryThe Young Don't Cry · 1957
The Young Don't Cry
★ 7.01957
MovieDrama
An orphaned teen gets involved with some chain-gang convicts.

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