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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|American actress (1904-1995)}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| image = File:Patsy Ruth Miller, film actress (SAYRE 6919) (cropped).jpg<br />
| imagesize =<br />
| caption = Miller in 1922<br />
| birthname = Patricia Ruth Miller<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1904|1|17}}<br />
| birth_place = [[St. Louis, Missouri]], U.S.<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|7|16|1904|1|17}}<br />
| death_place = [[Palm Desert, California]], U.S.<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|writer}}<br />
| years_active = 1921–1978<br />
| spouse = {{plainlist|<br />
* {{marriage|[[Tay Garnett]]|1929|1933|end=divorced}}<br />
* {{marriage|[[John Lee Mahin]]|1937|1946|end=divorced}}<br />
* {{marriage|Effingham Smith Deans|1951|1986|end=his death}}<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Patsy Ruth Miller''' (born '''Patricia Ruth Miller'''; January 17, 1904 – July 16, 1995) was an American film actress who played [[Esméralda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)|Esméralda]] in ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' (1923) opposite [[Lon Chaney]].<ref name=obit/><br />
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==Early years==<br />
Miller, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar W. Miller,<ref name="slst">{{cite news |title=Mary Institute Girl Is Gaining Fame in Films |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-st-louis-star-and-times-patsy-ruth/147573011/ |access-date=May 17, 2024 |work=The St. Louis Star and Times |date=July 10, 1921 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517192852/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-st-louis-star-and-times-patsy-ruth/147573011/ |archive-date=May 17, 2024 |page=21|via = [[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref> was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. As a girl, she had a screen test in Hollywood, but her mother was advised to take her home because she had no potential to be an actress.<ref name="i">{{cite news|last1=Brownlow|first1=Kevin|title=Obituary: Patsy Ruth Miller|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-patsy-ruth-miller-1592649.html|access-date=3 October 2017|work=Independent|date=July 21, 1995|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007042439/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-patsy-ruth-miller-1592649.html|archive-date=7 October 2016}}</ref> She was born Ruth Mae Miller but changed her name to avoid confusion with another actress, [[Ruth Miller (actress)|Ruth Miller]], who was already active in film.<ref name="odj">{{cite news|title=Changes Her Name|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14152858/patsy_ruth_miller/|work=The Oregon Daily Journal|date=July 3, 1921|location=Oregon, Portland|page=35|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = October 2, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref> She attended [[Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School|Mary Institute]] in St. Louis.<ref name="slst" /><br />
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==Career==<br />
After being discovered by actress [[Alla Nazimova]] at a Hollywood party, Miller got her first break with a small role in ''[[Camille (1921 film)|Camille]]'', which starred [[Rudolph Valentino]]. Her roles gradually improved, and she was chosen as a [[WAMPAS Baby Stars|WAMPAS Baby Star]] in 1922. In 1923, she was acclaimed for her performance as [[Esméralda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)|Esmeralda]] in ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' opposite Lon Chaney.<br />
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[[File:1926 advertisement for Rose of the World starring Patsy Ruth Miller.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Advertisement for ''[[Rose of the World (1925 film)|Rose of the World]]'' (1926)<ref>''Rose of the World'' (advertisement), ''La Crosse (Wisconsin) Tribune and Leader-Press'', May 3, 1926, page 8.</ref>]]<br />
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In the later part of the decade Miller appeared chiefly in light romantic comedies, opposite such actors as [[Clive Brook]] and [[Edward Everett Horton]]. Among her film credits in the late 1920s are ''[[Broken Hearts of Hollywood]]'' (1926), ''[[A Hero for a Night]]'' (1927), ''[[Hot Heels (film)|Hot Heels]]'' (1928), and ''[[The Aviator (1929 film)|The Aviator]]'' (1929). She retired from films in 1931. She may have attempted a comeback when she appeared on stage in 1933 in "Eve the Fifth" at [[Harold Lloyd|Harold Lloyd's]] [[Beverly Hills Little Theatre for Professionals]], although her intentions are not clear.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 December 1933 |title=Bevhills' Next |url=https://archive.org/details/variety112-1933-12/page/n51/mode/2up?q=%22Beverly+Hills+Little++Theatre%22 |work=Variety |pages=52}}</ref> She made a cameo appearance in the 1951 film ''[[Quebec (1951 film)|Quebec]]'', which starred [[John Barrymore Jr.]], and stated in her autobiography that she had participated as a joke. She came out of retirement to do the film ''Mother'' in 1978 by Brian Pinette. She later achieved recognition as a writer. She won three [[O. Henry Award]]s for her short stories, wrote a novel, radio scripts, and plays. She also performed for a brief time on Broadway.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Miller was married three times. The first two marriages ended in divorce. Her first husband was film director [[Tay Garnett]] and the second was screenwriter [[John Lee Mahin]]. Her third husband, businessman E. S. Deans, died in 1986. The frequent news about her love life once earned Miller the nickname "the most engaged girl in Hollywood."<ref name=obit/><br />
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==Book==<br />
In 1988, MagicImage Filmbooks published Miller's autobiography ''My Hollywood: When Both of Us Were Young'' ({{ISBN|978-1593934897}}).<ref>{{cite book|title=My Hollywood: When Both of Us Were Young|isbn=978-1593934897|last1=Miller|first1=Patsy Ruth|date=July 2012}}</ref> Reviewer Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' called the memoir "a hidden masterwork of the genre".<ref name="ny">{{cite news|last1=Brody|first1=Richard|title=A brilliant, unknown memoir about classic Hollywood|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/a-brilliant-unknown-memoir-about-classic-hollywood|access-date=3 October 2017|work=The New Yorker|date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003023511/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/a-brilliant-unknown-memoir-about-classic-hollywood|archive-date=3 October 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
Patsy Ruth Miller died at her home at the age of 91 in Palm Desert, California.<ref name=obit>{{cite news|title=Patsy Ruth Miller, Movie Actress, 91, An Early Esmeralda|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CEFD91E3BF93AA25754C0A963958260&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink|quote=Patsy Ruth Miller, a silent-film star whose best-known role may have been that of the Gypsy dancing girl in the 1923 film "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", died on Sunday at her home here. She was 91. ... |work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 19, 1995|access-date=2012-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Patsy Ruth Miller obit|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Pq4cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Dy0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2222,6751136&dq=patsy+ruth+miller+palm&hl=en|quote=Palm Desert, Calif. Patsy Ruth Miller, silent film actress who played the Gypsy dancing girl opposite Lon Chaney in the 1923 film Hunchback of ...|newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal]]|date=July 20, 1995|access-date=2012-09-12}}</ref><br />
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==Partial filmography==<br />
[[File:Hunchback of Notre Dame.jpg|thumb|Miller with [[Lon Chaney]] in ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'']]<br />
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* ''[[One a Minute]]'' (1921)<br />
* ''[[Camille (1921 film)|Camille]]'' (1921)<br />
* ''[[Watch Your Step (film)|Watch Your Step]]'' (1922)<br />
* ''[[For Big Stakes]]'' (1922)<br />
* ''[[Trimmed]]'' (1922)<br />
* ''[[The Fighting Streak]]'' (1922)<br />
* ''[[Fortune's Mask]]'' (1922)<br />
* ''[[Omar the Tentmaker (film)|Omar the Tentmaker]]'' (1922)<br />
* ''[[Handle with Care (1922 film)|Handle with Care]]'' (1922)<br />
* ''[[The Drivin' Fool]]'' (1923)<br />
* ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' (1923)<br />
* ''[[The Girl I Loved]]'' (1923)<br />
* ''[[My Man (1924 film)|My Man]]'' (1924)<br />
* ''[[Those Who Judge]]'' (1924)<br />
* ''[[Fools in the Dark]]'' (1924)<br />
* ''[[The Yankee Consul (film)|The Yankee Consul]]'' (1924)<br />
* ''[[The Breath of Scandal]]'' (1924)<br />
* ''[[Daughters of Today (1924 film)|Daughters of Today]]'' (1924)<br />
* ''[[Her Husband's Secret]]'' (1925)<br />
* ''[[Back to Life (1925 film)|Back to Life]]'' (1925)<br />
* ''[[Head Winds]]'' (1925)<br />
* ''[[Red Hot Tires (1925 film)|Red Hot Tires]]'' (1925)<br />
* ''[[The Girl on the Stairs (film)|The Girl on the Stairs]]'' (1925)<br />
* ''[[Lorraine of the Lions]]'' (1925)<br />
* ''[[Rose of the World (1925 film)|Rose of the World]]'' (1925)<br />
* ''[[Hogan's Alley (1925 film)|Hogan's Alley]]'' (1925)<br />
* ''[[Why Girls Go Back Home]]'' (1926)<br />
* ''[[Hell-Bent for Heaven]]'' (1926)<br />
* ''[[So This Is Paris (1926 film)|So This Is Paris]]'' (1926)<br />
* ''[[The Fighting Edge]]'' (1926)<br />
* ''[[Broken Hearts of Hollywood]]'' (1926)<br />
* ''[[Private Izzy Murphy]]'' (1926)<br />
* ''[[The King of the Turf]]'' (1926)<br />
* ''[[The White Black Sheep]]'' (1926)<br />
* ''[[The First Auto]]'' (1927)<br />
* ''[[South Sea Love (1927 film)|South Sea Love]]'' (1927)<br />
* ''[[Shanghaied (1927 film)|Shanghaied]]'' (1927)<br />
* ''[[Once and Forever]]'' (1927)<br />
* ''[[A Hero for a Night]]'' (1927)<br />
* ''[[Hot Heels (film)|Hot Heels]]'' (1928)<br />
* ''[[Marriage by Contract]]'' (1928)<br />
* ''[[We Americans]]'' (1928)<br />
* ''[[The Tragedy of Youth]]'' (1928)<br />
* ''[[Red Riders of Canada]]'' (1928)<br />
* ''[[Beautiful But Dumb]]'' (1928)<br />
* ''[[Tropical Nights (1928 film)|Tropical Nights]]'' (1928)<br />
* ''[[The Hottentot]]'' (1929)<br />
* ''[[So Long Letty (1929 film)|So Long Letty]]'' (1929)<br />
* ''[[The Aviator (1929 film)|The Aviator]]'' (1929)<br />
* ''[[The Fall of Eve]]'' (1929)<br />
* ''[[Whispering Winds (film)|Whispering Winds]]'' (1929)<br />
* ''[[Wide Open (1930 film)|Wide Open]]'' (1930)<br />
* ''[[Lonely Wives]]'' (1931)<br />
* ''[[Night Beat (1931 film)|Night Beat]]'' (1931)<br />
* ''[[The Last of the Lone Wolf]]'' (1931)<br />
* ''[[Quebec (1951 film)|Quebec]]'' (1951)<br />
* ''Mother'' (1978) by Brian Pinette with Coleen Gray<br />
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==References==<br />
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===Bibliography===<br />
* ''My Hollywood: When Both of Us Were Young'' (autobiography, 1988)<br />
* Carrier, Jeffrey L. "Confessions of a Kept Man, My Strange Friendship with Silent Movie Star Patsy Ruth Miller" {{ISBN|979-8-8230-1213-3}}. Author House, 2023. 106 pages, illustrated.<br />
* Carrier, Jeffrey L. "Love, as Always... Esmeralda - Corresponding with Patsy Ruth Miller" {{ISBN|9798887712918}}. Bear Manor Media, 2023. 138 pages, illustrated.<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* {{IMDb name|0589105}}<br />
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* [http://www.virtual-history.com/movie/person/10929/patsy-ruth-miller Patsy Ruth Miller] at Virtual History<br />
* [http://www.nypl.org/archives/4537 Patsy Ruth Miller papers, 1922-1986], held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, [[New York Public Library for the Performing Arts]]<br />
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