From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Roy Del Ruth October 18 1893 April 27 1961 was a Hollywood film director Del Ruth who started out as a screenwriter in 1915 writing gags for Mack Sennett began directing feature films in the 1920s He became known for directing urban and crime dramas including the 1931 version of The Maltese Falcon He also directed the universally panned The Babe Ruth Story 1948 and the 20th Century Fox Bmovie Alligator People 1959 Roy Del Ruth died in 1961 at age 67 and was interred in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills Los Angeles California For his contributions to the motion picture industry he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6150 Hollywood Blvd Description above from the Wikipedia article Roy Del Ruth licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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