Gordon, Ruth 1896-1985

Overview

Works:	163 works in 362 publications in 7 languages and 18,995 library holdings
Genres:	Comedies Motion picture plays
Roles:	Author of screenplay, Actor, Performer, Scenarist, Writer of accompanying material
Classifications:	pn1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1930 |

|2020

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Publications about Ruth Gordon

Publications by Ruth Gordon

Publications by Ruth Gordon, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Ruth Gordon

Years ago by Ruth Gordon ( Book )
The actress ( Visual )
Ruth Gordon: My side by Ruth Gordon ( Recording )
From the vault subject series. Arts and literature ( Recording )
Remembering Mr. Maugham ( Book )

A metahealth analysis of the lives of Gwendolyn Brooks, Dorothy Day, Ruth Gordon, Anais Nin, Georgia O'Keeffe by Kathleen McKenna Groutt ( Book )
Photograph collection, 1885-1986 by N.Y.) Finkelstein Memorial Library (Spring Valley ( )
Aviva Slesin collection of research and production materials for the ten-year lunch: the wit and legend of the Algonquin Round Table, 1920s-1988 by Aviva Slesin ( )
Women in film ( Recording )
Gordon, Ruth: Actress, Writer by Martin Quigley ( Book )
The actress ( Visual )
Katharine Cornell Papers 1801-1983 (Bulk dates 1921-1974) by Katharine Cornell ( )
My side : the autobiography of Ruth Gordon by Ruth Gordon ( Book )
Papers, 1902-1972 by John Cromwell ( )
Ruth Gordon ( Book )
Papers, 1916-1982 by Samson Raphaelson ( )
Ruth Gordon, three-quarter length portrait, sitting with arms folded by Dorothy Wilding ( Visual )
Academy awards collector's edition ( Book )
Ruth Gordon by Newbury ( Visual )
They shall not die theater stills collection ( Visual )

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Most widely held works by Ruth Gordon

Adam's rib ( Visual )
21 editions published between 1949 and 2007 in English and Japanese and held by 1,802 libraries worldwide
Assistant District Attorney Adam Bonner loves his wife Amanda, but doesn't care much for his opposing counsel in a sensational attempted-murder trial, an opponent who happens to be Amanda.

Harold and Maude ( Visual )
24 editions published between 1971 and 2010 in English and held by 1,666 libraries worldwide
A black comedy about a rich, disturbed, young man, fascinated with death and funerals, who has an affair and a series of adventures with an eccentric and independent 80-year-old woman.

Rosemary's baby ( Visual )
24 editions published between 1968 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,388 libraries worldwide
After unwittingly becoming friendly with a coven of witches and warlocks, a young wife is impregnated by the Devil.

My side : the autobiography of Ruth Gordon by Ruth Gordon ( Book )
10 editions published between 1976 and 1986 in English and held by 1,078 libraries worldwide

Myself among others by Ruth Gordon ( Book )
7 editions published between 1971 and 1972 in English and Undetermined and held by 994 libraries worldwide

Pat and Mike ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1952 and 2000 in English and held by 834 libraries worldwide
A woman athlete of enormous promise in the worlds of both tennis and golf is pursued by a shady promoter, who hopes to make her famous and make some money in the process.

Ruth Gordon, an open book by Ruth Gordon ( Book )
8 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 665 libraries worldwide

Shady lady : a novel by Ruth Gordon ( Book )
4 editions published between 1981 and 1983 in English and held by 520 libraries worldwide

A double life ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1947 and 2003 in English and held by 464 libraries worldwide
The portrayal of an actor who finds his on stage role of Othello is affecting his off stage life as murderous revenge begins to seem reasonable.

Adam's rib; screenplay by Ruth Gordon ( Book )
2 editions published between 1972 and 2003 in English and held by 428 libraries worldwide

Any which way you can ( Visual )
9 editions published between 1980 and 2010 in English and held by 416 libraries worldwide
Philo Beddoe faces his most dangerous challenge at the hands of an unbeaten bruiser from back East. There's big money at stake, and to be sure Philo shows up, gangsters kidnap his girlfriend.

My bodyguard ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1980 and 2003 in English and held by 364 libraries worldwide
Clifford, a new student at a high school, enlists the aid of an overgrown misfit against the school bully, and a special friendship arises.

Abe Lincoln in Illinois ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1970 and 2009 in English and held by 345 libraries worldwide
Views Lincoln's life, from his early days as a young woodsman to his election to Presidency in 1860. Includes his first love, his marriage, his early law practice, and his debates with Douglas.

Every which way but loose ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1978 and 2002 in English and held by 315 libraries worldwide
Philo Beddoe, a regular easy-going, beer-drinking truck driver and the toughest barroom brawler west of the Rockies, lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. When he finally falls in love, it's with a flighty singer who leads him on a crazy chase across the Southwest.

Years ago, a play by Ruth Gordon ( Book )
6 editions published between 1946 and 1947 in English and held by 253 libraries worldwide

Where's Poppa ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1970 and 2002 in English and held by 235 libraries worldwide
A Jewish lawyer's aged mother constantly harms his love life, and he considers various means of getting rid of her.

Every which way but loose ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1980 and 2002 in English and held by 216 libraries worldwide
Truck driver Philo Beddoe, the toughest barroom brawler west of the Rockies, and his 165 pound orangutan, Clyde, fall in love with an elusive singer who leads them on a rough-and-tumble chase across the Southwest.

Rosemary's baby ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 184 libraries worldwide
The story of a young New York couple who are expecting their first child. Rosemary experiences confusion and fear; her husband makes a pact with the devil that promises to send his career skyward.

Over twenty-one, a comedy by Ruth Gordon ( Book )
4 editions published between 1943 and 1944 in English and held by 180 libraries worldwide

Action in the North Atlantic ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 167 libraries worldwide
World War II drama about the Merchant Marine and Navy gun crews who did battle with enemy submarines and risked their lives to deliver supplies and munitions to allied troops.

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