Ruth E. Hart"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHFT-K2H : Sun Mar 10 04:08:38 UTC 2024), Entry for Albert Woods Moore and Barbara Josephine Hunter, 15 July 1949. (August 1886"United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSV1-LRT : Thu Apr 11 21:06:51 UTC 2024), Entry for Laura Hart and Ruth Hart, 1900."New York State Census, 1905", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPXG-ZM2 : Fri Jul 26 14:33:21 UTC 2024), Entry for Louise F Hart and Ruth Hart, 1905."United States Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M593-ZNB : Mon Mar 11 00:13:58 UTC 2024), Entry for Laura Hart and Ruth Hart, 1910. – 2 May 1952), was an American film and stage actress. She appeared in over 30 films between 1909 and 1914, as well as the original Broadway production of Thomas Dixon Jr.'s The Clansman.
Biography Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Hart was the daughter of Robert Hart and Laura Swan. She began her career as a secretary to producer A. H. Woods. In 1906, she appeared on Broadway in The Clansman,"To Play in 'The Clansman'; Principals in New Drama Are Finally Selected". The Baltimore Sun. December 31, 1905. p. 14. Retrieved December 4, 2024. adapted from the like-named novel by its author, Thomas Dixon Jr."Southern Girl in Dixie Role". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 13, 1906. p. 41. Retrieved December 4, 2024. Making what would prove to be her sole Broadway appearance,"Ruth Hart credits". Internet Broadway Database. Hart was cast as the female lead, Nellie Stoneman. Aside from famously being the basis, almost a decade later, for D. W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation, the play evidently performed much the same function for Hart's film career, judging from the vast preponderance of Griffith titles amongst her confirmed screen appearances."Ruth Hart filmography". In the meantime, Hart was seen performing the role throughout the United States in touring companies over the next two years.“Here Come the Clansmen: Thumbnail Portraits and Sketches of the Principal Actors”. ‘’The Sedalia Democrat’’. January 5, 1908. p. 12. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
Personal life and death In September 1918, Hart married producer Walter John Moore,"New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28G-7NV8 : Thu Nov 07 22:42:33 UTC 2024), Entry for Walter J Moore and John Moore, 8 Sep 1918. with whom she had a daughter and two sons.
On May 2, 1952, Hart died in New York City at age 65, survived by her husband and three children.
Selected filmography Nursing a Viper (1909) Judith of Bethulia (1914)
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