Ruth Maitland

English actress

James Seafield Grant

(m. 1918; died 1921)

Ruth Maitland (born Emma Christian Ruth Erskine; 3 February 1880 – 12 March 1961) was an English actress.^[1] She is known for her roles in The Faithful Heart (1922), The Farmer's Wife (1928), The Only Girl (1933), and At the Villa Rose (1940).^[2] On stage, her appearances included the original production of the musical Mister Cinders at London's Adelphi Theatre in 1929–1930.^[3]

She married Major James Seafield Grant on 6 August 1918. He was killed in 1921 in the Coolavokig ambush during the Irish War of Independence.

Selected filmography

The Faithful Heart (1922)
The Farmer's Wife (1928)
Bed and Breakfast (1930)
Tin Gods (1932)
Going Gay (1933)
The Only Girl (1933)
Rolling Home (1935)
Aren't Men Beasts! (1937)
A Spot of Bother (1938)
At the Villa Rose (1940)
The Second Mr. Bush (1940)
It Happened to One Man (1940)
Old Mother Riley in Business (1941)
We'll Smile Again (1942)

References

^ "Ruth Maitland". BFI. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ "Ruth Maitland - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
^ Wearing, J. P. (27 March 2014). The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810893023 – via Google Books.