Ruth Attaway (June 28, 1910 â€" September 21, 1987) was an American
film and stage actress. Among the films she appeared in are Raintree
County (1957), Porgy and Bess (1959) and Being There (1979).Attaway
was born on June 28, 1910, in Greenville, Mississippi. She was the
daughter of physician W.A. Attaway, PhD. Her siblings included a
sister, Florence, and a brother, novelist and writer William. She
graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbanaâ€"Champaign, where
she majored in sociology.Attaway made her Broadway debut in 1936 in
the Pulitzer Prize winning play, You Can't Take It with You.Attaway
was the first director of the New York Players Guild, a black
repertory theater company formed in New York in 1945.
film and stage actress. Among the films she appeared in are Raintree
County (1957), Porgy and Bess (1959) and Being There (1979).Attaway
was born on June 28, 1910, in Greenville, Mississippi. She was the
daughter of physician W.A. Attaway, PhD. Her siblings included a
sister, Florence, and a brother, novelist and writer William. She
graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbanaâ€"Champaign, where
she majored in sociology.Attaway made her Broadway debut in 1936 in
the Pulitzer Prize winning play, You Can't Take It with You.Attaway
was the first director of the New York Players Guild, a black
repertory theater company formed in New York in 1945.
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