Ruth Landers(1938-2024)
- Producer
- Actress
- Writer
Ruth Béate Landers was born in Frankfurt, Germany. Shortly after Kristallacht, Ruth, her mother, sister, grandmother and grandfather, the surviving members of her family, fled Germany via Italy, on a ship bound for war-torn Shanghai, China. She spent her childhood in the abject poverty of the Shanghai Ghetto. She arrived in the USA in 1948.
By the time she was in her mid-20s, she had founded her own national printing company, Office Research Corporation. In addition to managing the careers of her daughters and others and being the tour manager for Audrey's concerts worldwide to support her recording career, in the 1980s, Ruth began to produce network TV pilots, infomercials, and music videos. She produced films for MGM and Paramount, and then, in the 1990s to 2000s, she produced the award-winning children's musical educational TV series, The Huggabug Club, which she donated to Public Television. She co-founded the Landers Star Collection, providing affordable fashion to women of all ages and sizes, which was another successful venture, via Home Shopping Europe, QVC, and ShopNBC.
She was survived by her daughters, Audrey Landers and Judy (Landers) Niedenfuer, her grandchildren (Daniel Landers, Adam Landers Berkowitz, Lindsey Landers Niedenfuer, Kristy Landers Violette), her great grandchildren (Sawyer, Evangeline and Hendricks), and her sister, Esther Blum.
By the time she was in her mid-20s, she had founded her own national printing company, Office Research Corporation. In addition to managing the careers of her daughters and others and being the tour manager for Audrey's concerts worldwide to support her recording career, in the 1980s, Ruth began to produce network TV pilots, infomercials, and music videos. She produced films for MGM and Paramount, and then, in the 1990s to 2000s, she produced the award-winning children's musical educational TV series, The Huggabug Club, which she donated to Public Television. She co-founded the Landers Star Collection, providing affordable fashion to women of all ages and sizes, which was another successful venture, via Home Shopping Europe, QVC, and ShopNBC.
She was survived by her daughters, Audrey Landers and Judy (Landers) Niedenfuer, her grandchildren (Daniel Landers, Adam Landers Berkowitz, Lindsey Landers Niedenfuer, Kristy Landers Violette), her great grandchildren (Sawyer, Evangeline and Hendricks), and her sister, Esther Blum.
