About Ernest L. Ruddy
Lived 1870 – 1954 (aged 84). Ernest L. Ruddy was an entrepreneur.
Ernest L. Ruddy (1 November 1870 – November 24, 1954) was an American-Canadian advertising magnate and the founder of E. L. Ruddy & Co and the Regent Theatre Company.
Early life and education Ernest L. Ruddy was born on 1 November 1870 in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Career He worked in the print department of the Los Angeles Times, before relocating to Canada in 1894. The company gained the exclusive rights to show Paramount Films in Canada.
Death Ruddy died in Toronto on November 24, 1954, aged 84.
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Who was Ernest L. Ruddy?
american-Canadian advertising executive (1870–1954)
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Ernest L. Ruddy was born on 1 November 1870.
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Ernest L. Ruddy died on 24 November 1954.
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Ernest L. Ruddy was an entrepreneur.
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