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Roy Del Ruth (October 18, 1893, Delaware – April 27, 1961) was an American filmmaker. Early career. Silent film The Heart Snatcher (1920) directed by Roy Del Ruth for Fox Film Corporation. Beginning his Hollywood career as a writer for Mack Sennett in 1915, Del Ruth later directed his first short film Hungry Lions (1919) for the producer.
Roy Del Ruth was born on Oct. 18, 1895, in Philadelphia, PA. He began his Hollywood career as a writer for Mack Sennett in 1915. He began directing in 1919 for Sennett with the two-reeler Hungry Lions and Tender Hearts (1920).
Roy Del Ruth (born October 18, 1893, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died April 27, 1961, Sherman Oaks, California) was an American filmmaker who worked with various stars, notably James Cagney, and directed a number of popular musicals in the 1930s.
Roy Del Ruth was a Hollywood film director who worked in the 1920s and 1930s. He is known for directing The Maltese Falcon, The Babe Ruth Story, and Alligator People.
Del Ruth was a newspaper cartoonist and columnist before entering films as a screenwriter, writing gags for Mack Sennett. Later he directed comedies for Ben Turpin, Harry Langdon and...
Roy Del Ruth was a Hollywood film director who worked on urban and crime dramas, including The Maltese Falcon. He died in 1961 and is buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
Find bio, credits and filmography information for Roy Del Ruth on AllMovie - Beginning with his apprenticeship as a writer and gag man for Mack Sennett, this American director…
