Ruby Dandridge | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Dandridge in Home in Oklahoma (1946) | |
| Born | Ruby Jean Butler March 3, 1900 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | October 17, 1987 (aged 87) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1917–1962 |
| Spouse |
Cyril Dandridge
(m. 1919; div. 1922) |
| Partner | Geneva Williams |
| Children | Vivian Dandridge Dorothy Dandridge |
| Family | Nayo Wallace (great-granddaughter) |
Ruby Jean Dandridge (née Butler; March 3, 1900[1] – October 17, 1987) was an American actress from the early 1900s through to the late 1950s. Dandridge is best known for her role on the radio show Amos 'n Andy, in which she played Sadie Blake and Harriet Crawford, and on radio's Judy Canova Show, in which she played Geranium. She is recognized for her role in the 1959 movie A Hole in the Head as Sally.
- ^ No indication she was born in 1899. Her gravestone clearly states 1900; her Social Security Death Index year of birth is 1901.