Ruth Mix

Ruth Mix

1912-07-13 – 1977-09-21 (age 65)
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Biography

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Nadine Ruth Mix (July 13, 1912 - September 21, 1977) was the daughter of western film star Tom Mix, and a B-movie actress during the 1930s.

Born in Dewey, Oklahoma, to Tom and Olive Stokes Mix, she started her acting career following in her father's footsteps. In the mid-1920s she starred in several silent films. She made a total of twelve westerns, particularly The Tonto Kid, Fighting Pioneers, Saddle Aces and Gunfire, all made in 1935. In 1936 she starred in three cliffhanger serials, The Black Coin, The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand, and Custer's Last Stand.

She played the female lead in a few B-westerns, starring alongside Wally Walls and Hoot Gibson. She then retired from acting and began taking the lead role for her father's circus and wild west show.

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Known For

Custer's Last Stand
Custer's Last Stand

1936

as Mrs. Elizabeth Custer

The Riding Avenger
The Riding Avenger

1936

as Chita Ringer

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
Custer's Last Stand
Custer's Last Stand

1936

as Elizabeth Custer

The Tonto Kid
The Tonto Kid

1934

as Nancy Cahill

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Fighting Pioneers

1935

as Wa-No-Na

Red Fork Range
Red Fork Range

1931

as Ruth Farell

Saddle Aces
Saddle Aces

1935

as Jane Langton

The Black Coin
The Black Coin

1936

as Agent Dorothy Dale

Gunfire