Ruth Ellen du Pont Lord | |
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| Born | Ruth Ellen du Pont January 14, 1922 New York, City, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, 2014 (aged 92) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, psychotherapist, philanthropist |
| Alma mater | Vassar College (BA) Yale University (MEd) |
| Spouse | |
| Partner | Harry G. Haskell, Jr. (2009–2014) |
| Relatives | Henry Francis du Pont (father) Ruth Wales du Pont (mother) |
Ruth Ellen du Pont Lord (January 14, 1922 – August 4, 2014) was an American writer, psychotherapist, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. Long active in the Yale and New Haven communities, she co-founded Long Wharf Theatre in 1965 and worked at Yale Child Study Center, specializing in psychotherapy and coauthoring a book about foster care. The last private resident of the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, she also wrote a biography of her father, Henry Francis du Pont.