Roman, Ruth (1922–1999)

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Roman, Ruth (1922–1999)

American actress. Born Norma Roman, Dec 22, 1922, in Lynn, MA; died Sept 9, 1999, in Laguna Beach, CA; m. Mortimer Hall, 1950 (div. 1955); m. Budd Burton Moss, 1956 (div. 1964); m. Bill Wilson, 1974 (div. 1999).

Leading lady, made film debut in Stage Door Canteen (1943), followed by Belle Starr's Daughter (title role), Since You Went Away, The Affairs of Susan, Colt .45, Three Secrets, The Big Clock, The Window, Champion, Beyond the Forest, Strangers on a Train, The Far Country and The Killing Kind, among others. With 3-year-old son, survived the sinking of the Andrea Doria cruise ship (1956).