Ruth Gordon Jones (October 30, 1896 – August 28, 1985), better known as Ruth Gordon, was an Academy Award-, Golden Globe-, and Emmy Award-winning American actress and writer. She was perhaps best known for her films roles such as the oversolicitous neighbor in Rosemary's Baby and the eccentric life-loving Maude in Harold and Maude. In addition to her acting career, Gordon wrote numerous well-known plays, film scripts and books. (more)
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Rosemary's Baby (film):
Rosemary's Baby is a 1968 American horror/thriller film written and directed by Roman Polanski. The screenplay is based on the bestselling 1967 novel of the same name by Ira Levin. Tagline: Pray for Rosemary's Baby
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Harold and Maude:
Harold and Maude is a cult classic movie directed by Hal Ashby in 1971. The film, featuring slapstick, dark humor, and existentialist drama, revolves around the exploits of a morbid young man — Harold — who drifts away from the life that
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Any Which Way You Can:
Any Which Way You Can is a 1980 comedy movie, starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, William Smith, and Ruth Gordon. The movie is directed by Buddy Van Horn. This film is the sequel to the 1978 hit comedy film Every Which Way But Loos
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The Actress:
The Actress (1953) is a drama film based on Ruth Gordon's autobiographical play Years Ago. Gordon herself wrote the screenplay. The film was directed by George Cukor and stars Jean Simmons, Spencer Tracy, Teresa Wright, and Anthony Perkins in his fil
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Mugsy's Girls:
Mugsy's Girls is a 1985 film starring pop singer Laura Branigan and Ruth Gordon about a sorority that travels to Las Vegas to enter a mudwrestiling competition in order to raise the money to save their house. Also released under the name Delta Pi , t
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Where's Poppa?:
Where's Poppa is a 1970 black comedy film based on the novel by Robert Klane starring George Segal, Ron Leibman and Ruth Gordon. The plot revolves around the troubled relationship between a lawyer son played by Segal and his senile mother played by G
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The Matchmaker:
The Matchmaker is a play by Thornton Wilder. The play has a long and colorful history. John Oxenford's 1835 one-act farce A Day Well Spent had been extended into a full-length play entitled Einen Jux will er sich machen by Austrian playwright Johann
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Garson Kanin:
Garson Kanin (November 24 1912 - March 13, 1999) was an American writer and director of plays and films. Born in Rochester, New York, he is most notable for * his first film A Man to Remember (1938), listed as one of the best top ten films in 1938 by
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A Double Life:
A Double Life is a 1947 film noir which tells the story of an actor whose mind becomes affected by the character he portrays. The movie starred Ronald Colman and Signe Hasso. It was directed by George Cukor and written for the screen by Ruth Gordon a
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois (film):
Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln. The film covers his life from his early days as a lawyer up until his election as President of the United States. The film stars Raymond Massey,
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My Bodyguard:
My Bodyguard is a 1980 comedy-drama film released by 20th Century Fox, directed by Tony Bill, and written by Alan Ormsby. It stars Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin (his movie debut), Matt Dillon, Martin Mull, and Ruth Gordon. This movie ranked number 45
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Two-Faced Woman:
Two-Faced Woman is a 1941 romantic comedy film made by MGM. It was directed by George Cukor and produced by Gottfried Reinhardt from a screenplay by S. N. Behrman, Salka Viertel and George Oppenheimer, based on a play by Ludwig Fulda. The music score
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Prince of Central Park:
Prince of Central Park is a 2000 family movie. The cast included Frank Nasso, Kathleen Turner, Danny Aiello, Harvey Keitel, and Cathy Moriarty. It was written and directed by John Leekley, and produced by Julius R. Nasso, Steven Seagal, and John P. G
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The Marrying Kind:
The Marrying Kind (1952) is a dramedy film directed by George Cukor, starring Aldo Ray and Judy Holliday. Other cast members include John Alexander, Charles Bronson, Peggy Cass, Barry Curtis, Tom Farrell, Frank Ferguson, Ruth Gordon (who co-wrote the
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Don't Go to Sleep:
Don't Go To Sleep is a 1982 made-for-TV movie that was produced by Aaron Spelling and Douglas S. Cramer. The movie featured a well-rounded cast of Dennis Weaver, Valerie Harper, Ruth Gordon, Robert Webber, and youngsters Kristin Cumming, Robin Ignico
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What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?:
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? is a 1969 film made by American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Palomar Pictures Corporation, and The Associates & Aldrich Company, and distributed by Cinerama Releasing Corporation. It was directed by Lee H. Katzin with
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