Ruth Roland

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Born: 26 August 1892 Died: 22 September 1937

Country of origin: United States

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Ben Bard

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The Beauty of Silence (500 items)
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Published 11 years, 8 months ago

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Silent Actresses (507 items)
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Hollywood Walk of Fame - R (95 items)
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Description: Born in San Francisco, California, Roland's father managed a theatre and she became a child actress who went on to work in vaudeville. She was hired by director Sidney Olcott who had seen her on stage in New York City. She appeared in her first film for Kalem Studios in 1909 and along with Gene Gauntier was soon billed as a "Kalem Girl." Roland was eventually sent to Kalem's West Coast studio where she was the lead actress and overseer of "Kalem House" where all the actors lived. At 12 years old, Roland was the youngest student at Hollywood High School, having attended the school around 1904 or 1905 (there is ... (more)

Tags: Actress (1), Silent Cinema (1), Born 1892 (1), Died 1937 (1)

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