Ruby Lafayette

Ruby Lafayette (July 22, 1844, Augusta, Kentucky – April 3, 1935, Bell, California) was an American film actress, known for Sue of the South (1919), Big Bob (1921) and The Man Trap (1917). She was married to John T. Curran.

Ruby Lafayette
Ruby Lafayette and Rupert Julian in Mother o' Mine (1917)
Born	(1844-07-22)July 22, 1844 Augusta, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	April 3, 1935(1935-04-03) (aged 90) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1917–1932
Spouse(s)	John T. Curran

Ruby Lafayette with Lon Chaney in The Miracle Man (1919).

At age 82, Lafayette nearly died from injuries sustained when she was hit by a car.[1]

Filmography

• If I Had a Million - Idylwood Resident (uncredited) 1932
• Not So Dumb - Grandma (uncredited) 1928
• Marriage by Contract - Grandma - 1926
• Butterflies in the Rain - Mrs. Humphries - 1925
• The Wedding Song - Mother - 1925
• The Coming of Amos - Nadia's Nurse - 1925
• Tomorrow's Love - Grandmother - 1925
• Idle Tongues - Miss Pepper - 1924
• The Phantom Horseman - Maxwell's Mother - 1924
• The Day of Faith - Granny Maynard - 1923
• Hollywood - Grandmother Whitaker - 1922
• The Power of a Lie - Mrs. Hammond - 1922
• Catch My Smoke - Mrs. Archer - 1922
• Borderland - Eileen - 1921
• Big Bob (Short) - Bob's Mother - 1920
• Old Lady 31 - Granny - 1920
• Polly of the Storm Country - Granny Hope - 1920
• Toby's Bow - Grandmother - 1919
• The Miracle Man -(uncredited)old lady Chaney pushes in wheelbarrow - 1919
• In His Brother's Place - Amanda Drake (as Ruby La Fayette) - 1919
• Cyclone Smith Plays Trumps (Short) - 1919
• Rustling a Bride - Aunt (as Ruby LaFayette) - 1919
• Sue of the South - Granny Sue Gordon (as Ruby La Fayette) - 1918
• The Strange Woman - Mrs. Hemingway - 1918
• The Yellow Dog - Mrs. Blakely - 1918
• Three Mounted Men - Mrs. Masters - 1918
• Beauty in Chains - Doña Perfecta (as Ruby La Fayette) - 1918
• The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin' - Grandmother Marcas - 1917
• The Man Trap - Mrs. Mull - 1917
• Mother o' Mine - Mrs. Standing - 1917

References

1. Sánchez García, J.M. "Cinegramas". Cine-Mundial. Vol. XXI, No. 1, January 1927, p 19. Accessed 1 July 2018.

External links

• Ruby Lafayette on IMDb
• Ruby Lafayette at Find a Grave
• "Obituaries," Variety, April 10, 1935 p. 62.