Description: Ruth TerryCREDI Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaRuth TerryTerry in 1940BornRuth Mae McMahonOctober 21, 1920Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S.DiedMarch 11, 2016 (aged 95)Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.Resting placeForest Lawn Cemetery, Cathedral City, CaliforniaOccupationsActresssingerYears active1937–1964SpousesJohn Martin(m. 1942; div. 19??)John P. Gilmour(m. 1946; div. 19??)John Ledbetter(m. 1966)[1]Ruth Mae Terry (born Ruth Mae McMahon, October 21, 1920 – March 11, 2016)[2] was an American singer and actress in film and television from the 1930s to the 1960s. She claimed her stage name came from Walter Winchell, who combined the names of two then-famous baseball players, Babe Ruth and Bill Terry.[3]Terry was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan,[2] the daughter of Irish-American parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. McMahon.[4] She attended St John's Catholic School in Benton Harbor.[5]Terry won a number of prizes for singing before singing with the Paul Ash Theater Orchestra at the age of twelve. At that same age, she left her hometown to sing with Clyde McCoy's orchestra.[5]Terry's first movie was Love and Hisses in 1937 with Walter Winchell, at which time she was earning $400 per week. Her first western was Call of the Canyon with Gene Autry. She appeared in several Roy Rogers movies. Her best-known movie was Pistol Packin' Mama, based on the song of the same name with Robert Livingston. She retired when she married her second husband in 1947.[6]While making films, Terry continued her singing career in a limited way. On August 15, 1943, she appeared as guest female singer on The Bob Crosby Show on NBC radio.[7]On June 20, 1942, Terry and test pilot John Martin eloped and were married in Las Vegas, Nevada.[5] On October 25, 1947, she married John P. Gilmour, a Canadian. A November 8, 1947, article in her hometown newspaper, The News-Palladium, reported, "She has given up her career as an actress and she and her husband and her four-year-old son by a previous marriage will make their home at St. Genevieve de Pierre Fonds, Quebec."[8]Terry was a Republican who supported Dwight Eisenhower in the 1952 presidential election.[9]Terry died on March 11, 2016, at the age of 95. She was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery (Cathedral City).[1 * PLEASE NOTE I CAN NOT combine shipping for orders going through Ebays international shipping program. I ACCEPT PAYPAL ONLY FOR PAYMENT PLEASE ! Closely examine the scans carefully as to condition as some older items may have small defects but they are a true representation of the actual condition and color of the item offered. I try to only sell items I would have in my own collection depending of course on the rarity of the item. 3 day full REFUND return privileges if any item is not acceptable EXCLUDING my shipping charges. Sold from one collector to another with no rights either granted or implied. I Ship well protected with stiff cardboard backing and will combine shipping items bought within 3 days if requested before bidding. wait for my invoice on multiple wins. I have been a collector for over 60 years and stand by everything I sell, Over the next few months I will be selling off many items from my own collection as time and age have caught up to me. I SINCERELY BELIEVE EVERYTHING I SELL IS AUTHENTIC, ANY DOUBTS OR QUESTIONS Please contact me !!
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Industry: Movies
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Size: 8X10
Autograph Authentication: Not Authenticated
Object Type: Photograph
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States