Biography
Ruth Hale (October 14, 1908 – April 20, 2003) was an American playwright and actress. Hale was born in Granger, Utah (now West Valley City), and was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She and her husband, James Nathan Hale, moved to California to seek out opportunities in Hollywood. With little success finding film roles, they founded the Glendale Centre Theater. Ruth Hale wrote many original plays for the venue including A Choice Land and How Near the Angels.Soon, they and their extended family had opened a number of theaters featuring a center stage (arena theaters or Theater in the round) throughout Utah and Arizona.The Hales were also playwrights. They wrote their first play together, Handcart Trails, to save on the budget of a ward play production in Granger in the 1930s. This play was published in the MIA Book of Plays in 1940. Their play, Melody Jones, was shown to a national audience by Kurt Television Theatre.
Filmography
all 16
Movies 13
TV Shows 3
Voice 3
The Home Teachers (2004)
The R.M. (2003)
The Singles Ward (2002)
Don't Look Under the Bed (1999)
In Time of Need (1999)
Before He Wakes (1998)
Sarah's Child (1994)
Samuel the Boy Prophet (1993)
Abraham and Isaac (1992)
The Secret Of Lost Creek (1992)
The Secret of Lost Creek (1991)
Lorenzo’s Songbook Volume Two: The Spyglass (1991)
The Prodigal Son (1988)
Animated Stories from the New Testament (1987)
The King is Born (1987)
Pioneers in Petticoats (1969)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1908-10-14
Deathday2003-04-20 (94 years old)
Birth PlaceGranger-Hunter, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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