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J. Walter Ruben

Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer (1899–1942)
Person Human Q3156835

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
August 14, 1899
Date of death
September 4, 1942, August 16, 1942[8]
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Hollywood
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
screenwriter, film director, film producer
Spouse
Virginia Bruce[10]
Family name
Ruben (surname)[13]
Given name
J.[14]
Place of burial
Forest Lawn Memorial Park[9]
Start of work period
1926[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jacob Walter Ruben en J. Walter Ruben ar جاي والتر روبن fa جی. والتر روبن id Jacob Walter Ruben ja J・ウォルター・ルーベン ru Дж. Уолтер Рубен
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
0000000045558957
VIAF cluster ID
14441731
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2002071774
AllMovie person ID
p109180
Allcinema person ID
9069
AlloCiné person ID
180971
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
17159283k, 17755572t
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
11856
Elonet person ID
183850
Europeana entity
agent/base/106946
Fandango person ID
578795
Film.ru person ID
j-walter-ruben
Show all 33 identifiers +21
Find a Grave memorial ID
11507
Freebase ID
/m/0415g70
Garance item ID
24635088
Geni profile ID
6000000015876407919
George Eastman Museum people ID
100907
HAND ID
A786-F1CF-27F6-7604-8D01
IMDb ID
nm0747844
Ivi person ID
dzh-uolter-ruben
Kinobox person ID
902629
Kinopoisk person ID
218146
Movie Walker Press person ID
19
MovieMeter person ID
96255
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810636285905606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX4435885
PORT person ID
218574
Related category
Category:Films directed by J. Walter Ruben
Swedish Film Database person ID
236811
TMDB person ID
96255
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjF3VF6WH4Dvy6VMmRhT73
Yale LUX ID
person/ef355d19-351e-4893-aee9-dd5c98c565cb
ČSFD person ID
589031

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🔗 Connections
Films directed 6
Riffraff, Public Hero No. 1, Old Hutch, The Bad Man of Brimstone, No Other Woman, The Phantom of Crestwood
← Producer 6
Flight Command, Tennessee Johnson, 20 Mule Team, Her Cardboard Lover, Sergeant Madden, The Bad Man
Films written 4
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry, Symphony of Six Million, The Bad Man of Brimstone, The Royal Bed
Occupation 3
film director, screenwriter, film producer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of burial 1
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Place of death 1
Hollywood
Related category 1
Category:Films directed by J. Walter Ruben
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Virginia Bruce
Spouses 1
Virginia Bruce
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Films directed by J. Walter Ruben
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Summary

J. Walter Ruben was born on August 14, 1899[1], in New York City[2]. He died on September 4, 1942[3], in Hollywood[4]. He worked as a screenwriter[5], film director[6], and film producer[7].

FAQs

Where was J. Walter Ruben born?

J. Walter Ruben was born in New York City[2].

Where did J. Walter Ruben die?

J. Walter Ruben passed away in Hollywood[4].

Who was J. Walter Ruben married to?

J. Walter Ruben's spouses include Virginia Bruce[10].

What did J. Walter Ruben do for work?

J. Walter Ruben worked as a screenwriter[5], film director[6], and film producer[7].

Related Entities

New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 9069
    "Created claim: Allcinema person ID: 9069, Matched to Ｊ・ウォルター・ルーベン (#321939624) in Allcinema person #mi"
  2. 5w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Garance item ID → 24635088
    "Created claim: Garance item ID: 24635088, Garance ID ։ réals < 1900 (details)"
  3. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → A786-F1CF-27F6-7604-8D01
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46458: HAND ID (5)"
  4. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Related category → Category:Films directed by J. Walter Ruben
    Place of birth → New York City
    Place of death → Hollywood
    Place of burial → Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 17755572t, batch #264035"
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