Ruth Matteson (December , â€" February , ) was an American actress.
She appeared in more than Broadway plays and had a variety of
television roles.Matteson began her acting career in San Francisco
with the Henry Duffy Players. Her first Broadway role was in Geraniums
in My Window in . In she replaced Doris Nolan as the lead in Night of
January th. Her role in George Abbott's production of the comedy What
a Life led to a regular spot on The Aldrich Family, a radio program
based on the play. In she took the main female role in The Male
Animal.Her only feature film role was in 's The Birth of a Baby,
directed by Al Christie. In she began acting on television, appearing
on such shows as Actors Studio and Kraft Television Theatre, while
continuing to work in Broadway productions. Her final television role
was on The Edge of Night from to , and her last Broadway appearance
was in Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park in .Matteson was born on
December , , in San Jose, California. She married fellow actor Arthur
Pierson in . They later divorced and she married Curt Peterson, an
executive with the McCann Erickson advertising agency. She and
Peterson lived in Westport, Connecticut, where she died on February ,
.
She appeared in more than Broadway plays and had a variety of
television roles.Matteson began her acting career in San Francisco
with the Henry Duffy Players. Her first Broadway role was in Geraniums
in My Window in . In she replaced Doris Nolan as the lead in Night of
January th. Her role in George Abbott's production of the comedy What
a Life led to a regular spot on The Aldrich Family, a radio program
based on the play. In she took the main female role in The Male
Animal.Her only feature film role was in 's The Birth of a Baby,
directed by Al Christie. In she began acting on television, appearing
on such shows as Actors Studio and Kraft Television Theatre, while
continuing to work in Broadway productions. Her final television role
was on The Edge of Night from to , and her last Broadway appearance
was in Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park in .Matteson was born on
December , , in San Jose, California. She married fellow actor Arthur
Pierson in . They later divorced and she married Curt Peterson, an
executive with the McCann Erickson advertising agency. She and
Peterson lived in Westport, Connecticut, where she died on February ,
.
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