Berta Ruck(1878-1978)

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Berta Ruck was born on 2 August 1878 in Murree, Punjab, British India. She was a writer, known for In Another Girl's Shoes (1917), Ossi hat die Hosen an (1928) and His Official Fiancée (1919). She was married to Oliver Onions. She died on 11 August 1978 in Aberdyfi, Wales, UK.

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In Another Girl's Shoes

7.0

Writer

1917

Ilja Lapiner in Ossi hat die Hosen an (1928)

Ossi hat die Hosen an

Writer

1928

Vivian Martin and Forrest Stanley in His Official Fiancée (1919)

His Official Fiancée

Writer

1919

Hans officiella fästmö (1944)

Hans officiella fästmö

6.6

Writer

1944

Credits

Writer

Hans officiella fästmö
6.6
- novel "His official fiancee"
- 1944
Ossi hat die Hosen an
- novel
- screenplay
- 1928
His Official Fiancée
- novel
- 1919
In Another Girl's Shoes
7.0
- novel
- 1917

Personal details

Born
- August 2, 1878
- Murree, Punjab, British India
Died
- August 11, 1978
- Aberdyfi, Wales, UK
Spouse
- Oliver Onions1909 - April 9, 1961 (his death, 2 children)
Other works
Novel: "Ossi hat die Hosen an" (filmed as Ossi hat die Hosen an (1928),

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Trivia
She and her husband were newlyweds when one night she combed her hair; Oliver noticed that the crackling caused by the static was a unique sound. It inspired his 1911 story "The Beckoning Fair One," considered by many to be the best ghost story ever written.

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