RUTH GORDON (1896 – 1985)
FILM ::: ACTRESS ::: SCREENWRITER :::
The diminuntive firecracker dabbled in every theatre and Hollywood discipline known to man. She started on stage, spent time at the Algonquin Table, penned Academy Award worthy screenplays like Adam's Rib and made her memorable later-in-life acting run in the such diverse films as Rosemary's Baby and Harold & Maude.