MOSS, ruthie [WIP]

[ruthie moss]

RUTHIE MOSS/ ELIZABETH ANN GREENFIELD-HANSON

Que Sera Sera
Whatever will be will be
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Que Sera Sera
What will be will be

| B A S I C S |
Name Ruthie Moss/ Elizabeth Ann Greenfield-Hanson (Stage name first, real name second.)
Nicknames R.M., The Golden Lady of Stage and Screen, The Divine Miss Ruthie Moss, America's Sweetheart (when she was a teenager)
PB Doris Day
Age 83
Sex Female
Year N/A
Major/Concentration N/A
Minor N/A
Occupation Vocal Performance professor
Organizations None!
Location A lovely little house near the school, within walking distance as she doesn't drive.

| P E R S O N A L I T Y |

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Weaknesses: Viewing herself as a strong woman, Ruthie doesn't like to admit any weaknesses. One of her biggest ones, though, is her vanity. She still thinks of herself as one of the greats, and refuses to admit that even maybe her time has passed. She is of the very strong opinion that her career helped shaped modern pop culture, and that she was, and still is, America's Sweetheart, the Golden Lady of Stage and Screen. Her utter refusal to admit that she isn't in her prime any longer has led to arguments with her daughter, and irritation from some students.

A quick way to get Ruthie to back down, though, from any argument, is to mention Edward or Felix. She is still very much in love with her first husband (she always has, and always will, consider him the love of her life), and blames herself for the death of her son, who she'd insisted stayed home with his father. Even mentioning their names will make her quiet, a more obvious reminder may send her into tears. Classes have been cancelled because she heard a song that she danced to at her wedding with Edward, or she saw a baby boy who looked just like Felix had. It is a secret she works hard to keep, but this weakness is very much a good way to get to her, and to hurt her deeply if you use it against her.

The final weakness that she is aware of is physical, rather than mental or emotional. At 83 years old, Ruthie is no longer the graceful dancer she once was. While by no means clumsy, she is arthritic and has trouble moving at times. Her joints creak, popping and cracking in and out of place often. At 78, she had a hip replacement, after falling down some steps. This weakness is something she hides as well as she can. It's embarrassing, to her, to admit that there is anything she cannot do, and so she pretends all is well.





| H I S T O R Y |
Born on August 17 of 1927 as Elizabeth Ann Greenfield, she didn't seem to be destined for fame. Pretty, even as an infant, her mother pushed her into the spotlight, getting her into advertisements. Life for little Elizabeth revolved around becoming famous. Singing lessons, acting lessons, dance lessons, anything to further her career in the arts. Her delicate features and strong voice and talents quickly made her known as a child actress, and as a young teenager, she was to star in her first movie. Feeling that Elizabeth Ann Greenfield wasn't glamorous enough for the name of a movie star, she began going by Ruthie Moss on stage.

The new name was a hit, as was her film. Studios began calling, wanting the young woman to star in their films, to sing on albums, to dance with stars. By the time she was fifteen, she'd starred in twenty films, all of them hits with the public. She had two solo albums, and had collaborated on three others. Even her dancing was well known, as she was America's Sweetheart. Ruthie Moss was a household name, her face and voice known through out the states.

At seventeen, Ruthie met Edward Hanson. He was the most interesting man she'd ever met, she thought. Twenty-one, a soldier, and a tremendous flirt, Edward was nothing like anyone she knew. It didn't take long for him to steal her heart, and for his to be stolen in return. The year was 1944, and World War Two was in full swing. Separating as he returned to war, it was a tearful farewell for Ruthie and Edward. All over the tabloids, in hair salons, in supermarkets, everyone talked about America's Sweetheart and her love and adoration for this soldier. It was deemed the romance of the decade, as everyone heard about the letters exchanged between the pair, wistful love songs becoming Ruthie's new forte.

When the war ended, Edward returned a hero. Everyone thought that the now eighteen and twenty-two year old couple would marry, and live happily ever after. They did indeed marry, and lived happily together in Hollywood, Edward attending law school while Ruthie worked on her career as a starlet. After Edward got his degree in law, he became a lawyer, and the pair decided to try for children. Twenty-four years old now, Ruthie was calming in her career, wanting a bit of domesticity.

The couple was blessed with two children very quickly, a daughter, followed soon by a son. Delia and Felix were their names, and the family was very happy. Edward was the main provider, occasional album releases and appearances on television shows or films by Ruthie supplementing that. They lived in luxury, a maid hired to take care of the cooking and cleaning, skills Ruthie had never taken time to learn. It was a golden age for the family of four, and it seemed that the happily ever after that had been predicted for the couple would come true.

Tragedy struck, however, one night, when the house was broken into. Ruthie and Delia were away, as she worked on a film, showing her daughter the business. The break-in was assumed to be a robbery gone wrong, resulting in a double homicide. Edward was killed, a gunshot to the head killing him instantly, as far as the coroner could tell. Five year old Felix, on the other hand, wasn't so lucky, and died as he was rushed to the hospital, having bled out from the shot to his chest.

The loss crushed Ruthie and her daughter, and the thirty year old woman was left to raise her surviving child on her own. Blaming herself for the deaths of Felix and Edward, the starlet again threw herself into her work. As much time was spent working as was physically possible, so she wouldn't have time to think about what had happened. At times working until she'd pass out from exhaustion, those close to Ruthie began to worry about her well being.

Time passed, and after about two years of working furiously, she calmed. Still working as much as she could, it was again a career, rather than a hobby. Her talents became her livelihood, as did her appearance. Desperate to remain in the spotlight, to have that source of income, she called in old favors. Albums were released more often, new films being made. Two new nicknames were invented for the woman, who was no longer a sweet young woman, but rather a strong and proud adult. No longer 'America's Sweetheart', now it was 'The Divine Miss Ruthie Moss', or 'The Golden Lady of Stage and Screen'. Her trademark golden hair was a symbol of resilience and strength, as people praised her for continuing after the death of her husband and son.

At forty-five, Ruthie remarried, to John Monroe, a producer at one of the studios she was working at. It was more for convenience than love, and the fact that she felt lonely, Delia now having a life of her own as an adult, finding her own way in Hollywood. The couple never fell in love, though they lived comfortably together as friends for thirty years, until his death in 1997, due to old age and minor health complications. During the marriage, Ruthie kept up her career and her image, feeling more confident in herself now. She was a grown woman, older and wiser than she had been, so long ago, when she'd started her career. After John's death, Ruthie became a bit more reclusive. Now 70 years old, she was a grandmother, and wanted to spend time with her family. Moving out east, she applied for a position as the Vocal Performance Professor at Meringue Mountain University. Delia and her husband, Franco, along with their three youngest children, moved into a large home with her, to make sure she would be taken care of. This arrangement lasted about eleven years, until Ruthie was 81 and had enough of being fussed over.

Since then, they've moved again. Delia and Franco live in the same home, their five children (grandchildren coming soon) coming to visit often. Ruthie has gotten a house of her own, wanting independence from her daughter who she views as overbearing and over protective. Liza, the youngest of her grandchildren, lives with her, the twenty-one year old admiring her grandmother (and namesake) greatly. That doesn't stop the 83 year old from living her life as she likes, though; she keeps her dogs, and granddaughter, close, and is rather active for a woman her age. Sitting still isn't an option for her, and despite her age, she still likes to think she's the Golden Lady of Stage and Screen, the Divine Miss Ruthie Moss.

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