Ruthelma Stevens Explained

Ruthelma Stevens
Birth Date:23 October 1903
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1932–1957 (film)
Spouse:Waldo H. Logan (1933-1933)[1]

Ruthelma Stevens (1903–1984) was an American film actress.[2]

Stevens's mother was Mrs. Beatrice Stevens.

Stevens's film debut came in Life Begins. She was signed to a long-term contract after acting on the Broadway stage.[3] Broadway plays in which she appeared included Speak Easy (1927), Jarnegan (1928), Hotel Universe (1930), Roadside (1930), Anatol (1931), Life Begins (1932), and A Red Rainbow (1953).[4]

Stevens married Waldo H. Logan, a "wealthy young sportsman" in Yuma, Arizona, in November 1933. The marriage was disclosed in June 1934.[5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1932The Night Club Lady Miss Kelly
1932Life Begins Rose 'Rosie' Laughton uncredited
1932Vanity Street Show Girl uncredited
1932No More Orchids Rita
1933Grand Slam Muriel uncredited
1933The Mind Reader Ann Holman uncredited
1933The Circus Queen Murder Miss Kelly
1933The Working Man Mrs. Price
1933Ann Carver's Profession Dinner Party Guest uncredited
1933Curtain at Eight Doris Manning
1934The Scarlet Empress Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'
1934Desirable Brunette in Theatre uncredited
1934Wake Up and Dream Miss Banks uncredited
1935The Florentine Dagger Fraulein von Elsner - Actress uncredited
1935People Will Talk Doris McBride
1935Chinatown Squad The Drunk's Wife uncredited
1935Dante's Inferno Girl in Stoke-Hold uncredited
1935Orchids to You Evelyn Bentley
1949Not Wanted Miss James
1949The Fountainhead Roark's Secretary uncredited
1950Trial Without Jury Mrs. Mannings
1950A Life of Her Own Uncredited
1950Harvey Miss LaFay uncredited
1951Apache Drums Betty Careless
1951Too Young to Kiss Jeffrey's Mother uncredited
1957Jet Pilot Saleswoman uncredited, final film role

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: January 12, 1957 - WALDO H. LOGAN KILLS HIMSELF IN MIAMI HOTEL | Chicago Tribune Archive . Archives.chicagotribune.com . 1957-01-12 . 2017-04-30.
  2. Solomon p.357
  3. News: Ruthelma Stevens Signs Long-Term Contract . June 7, 2024 . The Baltimore Sun . September 11, 1932 . 40. .
  4. Web site: Ruthelma Stevens . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . June 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210926110105/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/ruthelma-stevens-61066 . September 26, 2021 . live.
  5. News: Ruthelma Stevens is bride of sportsman . June 7, 2024 . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . June 20, 1934 . 16. .