Ruth Storey

Ruth Storey (born Ruth Stromberg; January 12, 1913 – August 22, 1997) was an American actress and the first wife of actor Richard Conte.^[1] After retiring from acting, she became a psychotherapist.^[2]

Ruth Storey
Storey in an episode of One Step Beyond (1960)
Born	Ruth Stromberg (1913-01-12)January 12, 1913 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	August 22, 1997(1997-08-22) (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupation(s)	Actress, psychotherapist
Years active	1953–1981
Spouse	Richard Conte ​ ​ (m. 1943; div. 1963)​
Children	1

Personal life

Storey was married to actor Richard Conte,^[1] with whom she adopted a son,^[3] film editor Mark Conte. In 1950, Conte and Storey were living at 1366 San Ysidro Drive in Beverly Hills.^[4] They divorced in 1963.^[1]

Death

Storey died August 30, 1997.^[5] She was 84.^[6] She is buried in the Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles.^[7]

Filmography

Film

• The Blue Gardenia (1953) as Rose Miller
• Slaves of Babylon (1953) as Rachel
• I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) as Marge Belney (uncredited)
• The Buccaneer (1958) (uncredited)
• Bells Are Ringing (1960) as Gwynne
• The Subterraneans (1960) as Analyst
• In Cold Blood (1967) as Bonnie Clutter
• Rich and Famous (1981) as Malibu Party Guest (final film role)

Television

• The 20th Century Fox Hour (1956) as Woman Juror
• Climax! (1956)
• Have Gun – Will Travel (1957) as Clara Benson
• Alcoa Theatre (1958) as Miss Kalish
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959–1962) as Mrs. Cheever/Evelyn Wilson
• One Step Beyond (1960) as Florence DiNovio
• The Loretta Young Show (1960) as Jeanette Unten
• The Donna Reed Show (1961) as Nora
• Ben Casey (1961) as Leona Romano
• 87th Precinct (1961–1962) as Sarah Meyer
• The Eleventh Hour (1962) as Mrs. Radwin
• Peyton Place (1968) as Dr. Lodge
• Awake and Sing! (1972, TV film) as Bessie Berger
• The Streets of San Francisco (1972) as Mrs. Ruthie Rosselli