Ruby Lafayette

Ruby Lafayette
Ruby Lafayette
	Ruby Lafayette and Rupert Julian in Mother o' Mine (1917)
Born	July 22, 1844; Augusta, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	April 3, 1935 (aged 90); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1917–1932
Spouse(s)	John T. Curran

Ruby Lafayette (July 22, 1844 – April 3, 1935) was an American film actress, known for Sue of the South (1919), Big Bob (1921) and The Man Trap (1917). She was married to John T. Curran.

Ruby Lafayette with Lon Chaney in The Miracle Man (1919)

At age 82, Lafayette nearly died from injuries sustained when she was hit by a car.[1]

She died in Los Angeles on April 3, 1935.[2]

Filmography

Mother O' Mine - Mrs. Standing - 1917
The Man Trap - Mrs. Mull - 1917
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin' - Grandmother Marcas - 1917
Beauty in Chains - Doña Perfecta (as Ruby La Fayette) - 1918
Three Mounted Men - Mrs. Masters - 1918
The Yellow Dog - Mrs. Blakely - 1918
The Strange Woman - Mrs. Hemingway - 1918
Sue of the South - Granny Sue Gordon (as Ruby La Fayette) - 1918
Rustling a Bride - Aunt (as Ruby LaFayette) - 1919
Cyclone Smith Plays Trumps (Short) - 1919
In His Brother's Place - Amanda Drake (as Ruby La Fayette) - 1919
The Miracle Man – (uncredited) old lady Chaney pushes in wheelbarrow - 1919
Toby's Bow - Grandmother - 1919
Polly of the Storm Country - Granny Hope - 1920
Old Lady 31 - Granny - 1920
Big Bob (Short) - Bob's Mother - 1920
Borderland - Eileen - 1921
Catch My Smoke - Mrs. Archer - 1922
The Power of a Lie - Mrs. Hammond - 1922
Hollywood - Grandmother Whitaker - 1922
The Day of Faith - Granny Maynard - 1923
The Phantom Horseman - Maxwell's Mother - 1924
Idle Tongues - Miss Pepper - 1924
Tomorrow's Love - Grandmother - 1925
The Coming of Amos - Nadia's Nurse - 1925
The Wedding Song - Mother - 1925
Butterflies in the Rain - Mrs. Humphries - 1925
Marriage by Contract - Grandma - 1926
Not So Dumb - Grandma (uncredited) 1928
If I Had a Million - Idylwood Resident (uncredited) 1932

References

Sánchez García, J.M. "Cinegramas". Cine-Mundial. Vol. XXI, No. 1, January 1927, p 19. Accessed 1 July 2018.
"Rites Today for Screen 'Mother'". Los Angeles Times. April 5, 1935. p. 9. Retrieved September 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Ruby Lafayette at IMDb
Ruby Lafayette at Find a Grave
"Obituaries", Variety, April 10, 1935 p. 62.

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[1] Sánchez García, J.M. "Cinegramas". Cine-Mundial. Vol. XXI, No. 1, January 1927, p 19. Accessed 1 July 2018.

[2] "Rites Today for Screen 'Mother'". Los Angeles Times. April 5, 1935. p. 9. Retrieved September 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.