#WomanEmpowermentWednesday #SayTheirNames #SilentFilmEdition Ruth Roland - popcorn and red wine

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

#WomanEmpowermentWednesday #SayTheirNames #SilentFilmEdition Ruth Roland


  • Was the youngest student at Hollywood High School in 1904/5 and the first homegrown child actress at the school
  • Replaced Gene Gauntier as Kalem Studio's new "Kalem Girl"
  • Appeared in more 200 films between 1909 and 1927
  • Became overseer of "Kalem House" where the studio's actors lived
  • Left Kalem Studios for Balboa in 1914 for a three-year contract
  • Established her own production company, Ruth Roland Serials, which signed a distribution deal with Pathé, the French film equipment and production company, to make seven successful multi-episode serials
  • Left the industry in the '30s and returned to the theater, although making one more film appearance in 1936


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