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Ruby Dandridge

American actress (1900–1987)

PersonDied aged 87humanQ3942181

Also known as Ruby Jean Dandridge

Born: March 3, 1900
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1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2016-01-09
2.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
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, 1899
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1.Stated in Notable Black American Women
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Died: October 17, 1987
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1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2016-01-09
2.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
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, 1987
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1.Stated in Notable Black American Women
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Birthplace: Wichita
Place of death: Los Angeles
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: actor
, television actor
, film actor
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Ruby Jean Dandridge was an American actress from the early 1900s through to the late 1950s. Dandridge is best known for her role on the radio show Amos 'n Andy, in which she played Sadie Blake and Harriet Crawford, and on radio's Judy Canova Show, in which she played Geranium. She is recognized for her role in the 1959 movie A Hole in the Head as Sally. In the 1999 film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Ruby is portrayed by Loretta Devine.

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