Ruth Gordon - biography

“Nothing dates one so dreadfully as to think someplace is uptown.  At our age one must be watchful of these conversational gray hairs.”

“Discussing how old you are is the temple of boredom.”

“Courage is very important.  Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.”

“If I don’t make it today, I’ll come in tomorrow.”

“Never give up.  And never, under any circumstances, face the facts.”

“Pan me, don’t give me the part, publish everybody’s book but this one and I will still make it!”

“So easy to fall into a rut, isn’t it?  Why should ruts be so comfortable and so unpopular?”

“The very best impromptu speeches are the ones written well in advance.”

“To be somebody you must last.”

Ruth Gordon has appeared in the following films:
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet (1940)
Two-Faced Woman (1941)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
Lord Love a Duck (1966)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Where’s Poppa? (1970)
The Big Bus (1976)
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Scavenger Hunt (1979)
Boardwalk (1979)
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
Jimmy the Kid (1982)
Maxie (1985)
The Trouble with Spies (1987)


Ruth Gordon contributed to the screenplay for the following films:
Over 21 (1945)
A Double Life (1947)
Adam’s Rib (1949)
The Marrying Kind (1952)
The Actress (1953)
Rosie! (1967)