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Ruth McKenney(1911-1972)

  • Writer
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Ruth McKenney was born on 18 November 1911 in Mishawaka, Indiana, USA. She was a writer, known for Margie (1946), Song of Surrender (1949) and Ma soeur est du tonnerre (1955). She was married to Richard Bransten. She died on 25 July 1972 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornNovember 18, 1911
DiedJuly 25, 1972(60)
BornNovember 18, 1911
DiedJuly 25, 1972(60)
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Known for

Jeanne Crain in Margie (1946)
Margie
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1946
Macdonald Carey and Wanda Hendrix in Song of Surrender (1949)
Song of Surrender
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1949
Ma soeur est du tonnerre (1955)
Ma soeur est du tonnerre
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1955
Buster Keaton, Edward Everett Horton, Louise Allbritton, Charles Bates, Eric Blore, Donald Davis, Jon Hall, Peter Miles, Irene Ryan, and Rudy Wissler in San Diego I Love You (1944)
San Diego I Love You
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1944

Credits

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  • My Sister Eileen (1960)
    My Sister Eileen
    7.0
    TV Series
    • based on stories by
    • comedy
    • 1960
  • Goodyear Theatre (1957)
    Goodyear Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Alcoa Theatre (1957)
    Alcoa Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • stories
    • story
    • 1960
  • Wonderful Town
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • based on the stories by
    • 1958
  • Ma soeur est du tonnerre (1955)
    Ma soeur est du tonnerre
    6.8
    • stories
    • 1955
  • Hollywood Opening Night
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1952
  • Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
    7.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1950–1951
  • Macdonald Carey and Wanda Hendrix in Song of Surrender (1949)
    Song of Surrender
    6.7
    • story
    • 1949
  • Ray Milland, Brian Donlevy, and Teresa Wright in The Trouble with Women (1947)
    The Trouble with Women
    6.1
    • story
    • 1947
  • Jeanne Crain in Margie (1946)
    Margie
    7.1
    • based on stories by
    • 1946
  • Buster Keaton, Edward Everett Horton, Louise Allbritton, Charles Bates, Eric Blore, Donald Davis, Jon Hall, Peter Miles, Irene Ryan, and Rudy Wissler in San Diego I Love You (1944)
    San Diego I Love You
    6.7
    • story
    • 1944
  • Brian Aherne, Kirk Alyn, George Adrian, Janet Blair, Chavo de Leon, Tom Lincir, Tito Renaldo, Rosalind Russell, and George Travell in Ma soeur est capricieuse (1942)
    Ma soeur est capricieuse
    7.0
    • stories
    • 1942

Personal details

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  • Born
    • November 18, 1911
    • Mishawaka, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • July 25, 1972
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Richard Bransten1937 - 1955 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    The following work was adapted to the Broadway stage:

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  • Trivia
    Her sister was Eileen McKenney, on whom the My Sister Eileen book, movies and television series were based, and which served as the basis for the Broadway musical Wonderful Town, was killed in an automobile accident in El Centro, California as Eileen and husband Nathanael West were returning from a hunting trip on December 22, 1940. They had been married less than six months, and it was before the movies and musical were conceived.
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