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Ruth Stonehouse
Born	September 28, 1892(1892-09-28) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Died	May 12, 1941 (aged 48) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, film director
Years active	1911–1928
Spouse(s)	Joseph Roach (1914–?) Felix Hughes (1927–1941) (her death)

Ruth Stonehouse (September 28, 1892 – May 12, 1941) was an actress and film director during the silent film era.

Early life and career

Before her film career, she was a reporter for a Chicago, Illinois newspaper, and contributed short stories to magazines.

She worked for Triangle Film Corporation and Universal Pictures during a career which extended from 1911 until 1928. Her androgynous appearance was most apparent in the role of Nancy Glenn and in the 1917 motion picture, The Edge of the Law. She performed in comedies and dramas such as the patriotic film Doing Her Bit (1917), which was directed by Jack Conway.

In 1917, Stonehouse directed the films Daredevil Dan, A Walloping Time, The Winning Pair, A Limb of Satan, and Tacky Sue's Romance. These movies were one-reel orphan asylum pictures, the first of which was entitled Mary Ann.

Personal life and death

Ruth owned a cabin in Santa Anita Canyon in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Here she entertained men and women of prominence in the film world, cooking culinary masterpieces which her friends deemed superior to most chefs. Stonehouse was a fan of the Owen Magnetic Auto and promoted it in newspapers. Stonehouse was an avid gardener who grew fibrous-rooted begonias, pleromas, fuchsias, cinerias, and hyacinths. Her home, located at 204 North Rossmore Avenue in Los Angeles, California, was an adaptation of a Spanish design that was situated well to the front of a large lot. She was an active worker in the Children's Home Society for twenty-five years and also a member of the Garden Club of California.

Ruth Stonehouse died in Hollywood, California of a cerebral hemorrhage on May 12, 1941, at the age of 48. She was listed as Mrs. Felix Hughes in her obituary. Her funeral services were conducted from Wee Kirk o' the Heather, Forest Lawn Memorial Park. She was buried in a mausoleum.

References

• "News Notes From Movieland". Janesville Daily Gazette. October 13, 1916. p. 6.  
• "Millionaires Write Checks For Three Gearless Autos". Los Angeles Times. April 29, 1917,. p. V112.  
• "Quite Some Chef Is Ruth Stonehouse". Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1917. p. III16.  
• "Do You Know This Boy?". Los Angeles Times. October 2, 1917. p. II3.  
• "Film Fame Is Replaced by the Joy of Gardening". Los Angeles Times. December 20, 1931. p. C8.  
• "Mrs. Felix Hughes". Los Angeles Times. May 14, 1941. p. 18.  

External links

• Ruth Stonehouse at the Internet Movie Database