Roy Del Ruth Biography

Fast Facts

• His "Folies Bergère de Paris" was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 1935 Venice Film Festival
• Was interred in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, Los Angeles after dying from a heart attack
• Started his career as a newspaper cartoonist and columnist
• Entered the film industry as a screenwriter, writing gags for Mack Sennett
• Directed comedies for Ben Turpin, Harry Langdon and others
• Between 1932 and 1941, he was the second highest paid director in Hollywood
• Directed "The Desert Song," the first color film Warner Bros․ ever released