Ruth Earl, actress and dancer, was the wife of actor Henry Silva.
Born and raised in Iowa, Ruth Earl graduated from Ames High School in 1954. She is the twin sister of actress and dancer, Jane Earl and had an older brother named Tom Earl.
Ruth and her twin sister Jane Earl, known professionally as the Earl Twins paid their dues in Hollywood, winning scholarships and taking daily instruction at Eugene Loring’s American School of Dance.
Ruth Earl and Jane Earl rose to fame in the 1950s.
Their first professional job was in a group performance on The Edsel TV show, a network special introducing the Edsel car. Then came a series of television appearances that included the “CBS Show of Shows,” NBC’s “Bell Telephone Hour,” the “Fred Astaire Show” and “The Steve Allen Show.”
The Earl twins appeared in several hit movies such as Irma La Douce, Damn Yankees!, Let’s Make Love, Wendy and Me, Guerillas in Pink Lace and many more.
Ruth Earl and Henry Silva married on September 4, 1966.
The duo had two sons Michael Henry Silva (born September 3, 1969) and Scott Stevens Silva (born July 14, 1976).
However, Ruth Earl and Henry Silva divorced in November 1987.
Following their divorce, Ruth resided in the Hollywood-style house in Tarzana where the couple lived for 20 years.
Ruth’s ex-husband Henry Silva was an American actor. He usually played criminals or gangsters. His film appearances include Ocean’s 11, The Manchurian Candidate, Johnny Cool, Sharky’s Machine, and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai.
Henry Silva died on September 14, 2022, at age 95 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.