Ruth Mix
Actor
- Born
- July 13, 1912
- Died
- September 21, 1977 (age 65)
From Wikipedia
Nadine Ruth Mix (July 13, 1912 - September 21, 1977) was the daughter of western film star Tom Mix, and a B-movie actress during the 1930s.
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Born in Dewey, Oklahoma, to Tom and Olive Stokes Mix, she started her acting career following in her father's footsteps. In the mid-1920s she starred in several silent films. She made a total of twelve westerns, particularly The Tonto Kid, Fighting Pioneers, Saddle Aces and Gunfire, all made in 1935. In 1936 she starred in three cliffhanger serials, The Black Coin, The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand, and Custer's Last Stand.
She played the female lead in a few B-westerns, starring alongside Wally Walls and Hoot Gibson. She then retired from acting and began taking the lead role for her father's circus and wild west show.
Known for
Acting10
- 1936The Black Coin as Agent Dorothy Dale
- 1936The Riding Avenger as Chita Ringer
- 1936The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand as Shirley McMillan
- 1936Custer's Last Stand as Mrs. Elizabeth Custer
- 1936Custer's Last Stand as Elizabeth Custer
- 1935Saddle Aces as Jane Langton
- 1935Fighting Pioneers as Wa-No-Na
- 1934The Tonto Kid as Nancy Cahill
- 1934Gunfire
- 1931Red Fork Range