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Ruby Dandridge

March 3, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Ruby Dandridge was born on March 3, 1900 (to October 17, 1987). She was a radio, television, and film actress from the early days of those mediums, also notable for being the mother of actresses Vivian and Dorothy Dandridge. Ruby Jean Butler was born in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Nellie Simon and George Butler. Her father was born in Jamaica in 1860, and came to the United States when he was a child. George Butler was a janitor at […]

Categories: All, Dandridge, Ruby, March, March 03 • Tags: 1900, 1987, March 3, October 17, Ruby Dandridge, Ubuntu Biography Project

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