person

Ruth Hiatt

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1906-01-06

Place of Birth

Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA

Ruth Hiatt

Biography

From Wikipedia Ruth Hiatt (January 6, 1906 – April 21, 1994) was an actress in motion pictures beginning in the silent film era. She is best known for performing in 1920s comedies directed by Jack White, Norman Taurog, and Mack Sennett. As teenager she was discovered by comedian Lloyd Hamilton. She became his leading lady at United Artists studios in 1922. Hiatt was a former classic dancer who was Hamilton's successor to Irene Dalton. Their first work together is the short comedy The Speeder (1922). It is a production of the Hamilton Comedy Film Company. In Smith's Baby (1925) Hiatt is the female lead with Raymond McKee. Sennett cast Hiatt and McKee with Our Gang child star Mary Ann Jackson in 1927. The short comedies continued the Jimmy Smith series with titles like Smith's Pony (1927), Smith's Cook (1927), Smith's Cousin (1927), and Smith's Modiste Shop (1927). The movies were produced by Pathe Pictures. She appeared in the second chapter of the Ken Maynard Sunset Trail (1932). Hiatt's film career endured through 1941. Some of her later appearances were in the Three Stooges comedy Men In Black, the Our Gang entry Beginner's Luck, Just Speeding (1936) and Double Trouble (1941). In August 1922, Hiatt modeled for Beckman Furs of West 7th Street in Los Angeles, California. She won first prize for beauty at the annual Venice Beach bathing beauties parade in August 1923. She wore a costume of black and white checkered silk, with hat and slippers that matched. The Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers (WAMPAS) selected Hiatt among its thirteen baby star actresses for 1924. Blanche Mahaffey, Carmelita Geraghty, and Clara Bow were also chosen. Hiatt was blonde but one reporter covering the WAMPAS banquet in San Francisco, in December 1923, wrote that she was brunette. Ruth Hiatt died in Montrose, California in 1994 of congestive heart failure.

Also Known For

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Smith's Restaurant

Aug 19, 1928

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Wandering Willies

Mar 28, 1926

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Love's Last Laugh

Oct 03, 1926

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The Speeder

Sep 24, 1922

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The Broken Coin

Jan 10, 1936

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The Chinatown Mystery

Sep 01, 1928

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Motor Mad

Dec 21, 1924

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Shanghai Rose

Jan 01, 1929

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The Drunkard

Apr 03, 1935

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The Missing Link

May 06, 1927

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Isn't Love Cuckoo?

Nov 22, 1925

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Oh! Shoot

Jul 30, 1923

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Won by a Neck

Oct 05, 1930

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The Voice of Hollywood No. 1

Dec 01, 1929

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Fast and Furious

Oct 11, 1924

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Taxi Troubles

Oct 18, 1931

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Little Papa

Sep 21, 1935

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Wedding Belles

Jun 24, 1934

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Rock Bottom

May 09, 1925

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Smith's Army Life

Feb 06, 1928

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Family Life

Mar 29, 1924

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The Sunset Trail

Feb 07, 1932

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Saturday Afternoon

Jan 31, 1926

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Smith's Pony

Sep 17, 1927

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Smith's Uncle

Nov 14, 1926

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The Rodeo

Mar 24, 1929

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The Big Flash

Nov 05, 1932

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Double Trouble

Nov 21, 1941

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Love Pains

Feb 13, 1932

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His First Flame

May 02, 1927

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Fifty Million Husbands

May 23, 1930

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The Burglar

Sep 12, 1928

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Beginner's Luck

Feb 23, 1935

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The New Aunt

May 11, 1929

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Smith's Picnic

Dec 12, 1926

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Honeymoon Beach

Oct 22, 1932

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This Way Out

May 27, 1923

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The Bargain Hunt

Oct 14, 1928

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Smith's Candy Shop

Aug 21, 1927

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Smith's Customer

Feb 06, 1927

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Smith's Baby

Jul 25, 1926

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Smith's Landlord

Sep 19, 1926

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Smith's New Home

Mar 06, 1927

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Smith's Fishing Trip

May 29, 1927

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Smith's Cook

Oct 16, 1927

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Ridin' Thru

Mar 15, 1934

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Life in Hollywood No. 2

Aug 25, 1927

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Night Work

Aug 03, 1930

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Good Morning Sheriff

May 18, 1930

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Grass Skirts

Dec 22, 1929