Ruby Lafayette

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{{Short description|American actress (1844–1935)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Ruby Lafayette

| image = Mother o' Mine (1917) - 3.jpg

| caption = Ruby Lafayette and Rupert Julian in Mother o' Mine (1917)

| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=y|1844|7|22}}

| birth_place = Augusta, Kentucky, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=y|1935|4|3|1844|7|22}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actress

| spouse = John T. Curran

| yearsactive = 1917–1932

}}

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Ruby Lafayette (July 22, 1844 – April 3, 1935) was an American film actress, known for Sue of the South (1919), Big Bob (1921) and The Man Trap (1917). She was married to John T. Curran.

At age 82, Lafayette nearly died from injuries sustained when she was hit by a motorist.Sánchez García, J.M. "Cinegramas". Cine-Mundial. Vol. XXI, No. 1, January 1927, p 19. Accessed 1 July 2018.

She died in Los Angeles on April 3, 1935.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58984598/rites-today-for-screen-mother/ |title=Rites Today for Screen 'Mother' |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |page=9 |date=1935-04-05 |access-date=2020-09-09 |via=Newspapers.com}}