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May Ruth Brown met Albert Edward Snyder (né Schneider) in 1915 in New York City, when she was 20 years old and he was a 33-year-old artist. The couple had little in common; Brown, who went by her middle name of Ruth to most people and was known as "Tommy" to close friends, was described as vivacious and gregarious, while Snyder was described as quiet and reserved and very much a "homebody".
Ruth Etting (November 23, 1896 – September 24, 1978) ... whom she married in 1922. Snyder was known for being very protective of Ruth, keeping her out of trouble in ...
Tom Howard's photo of Ruth Snyder's execution, on January 12, 1928, was published the following day on the front page of the New York Daily News. The photograph was published the next day on the front page of the paper under the banner headline "DEAD!"; Howard gained overnight popularity, and was paid very well for the image.
James M. Cain based his novella Double Indemnity on a 1927 murder perpetrated by Ruth Snyder, married to Albert Snyder, and her lover Henry Judd Gray, [1] who colluded with an insurance agent to obtain a $45,000 policy with a double-indemnity clause without Albert's knowledge and then have him murdered.
Machinal is a 1928 play by American playwright and journalist Sophie Treadwell, inspired by the real-life case of convicted and executed murderer Ruth Snyder.Its Broadway premiere, directed by Arthur Hopkins, is considered one of the highpoints of Expressionist theatre in history of the American stage.
Ruth Brown Snyder: 12 January 1928 Murder of her husband Albert Snyder with her lover, Judd Gray: Judd Gray 12 January 1928 Murder of Ruth Snyder's husband, Albert Snyder Phillip Ecker [85] 1 March 1928 Murder Wilmot Leroy Wagner [92] [b] 21 June 1928 Murder of two police officers, Robert Roy and Arthur Rasmussen [93] Joseph Lefkowitz [85] 19 ...
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January 13, 1928: General Electric Company and NBC make first television broadcast January 12, 1928: Murderer Ruth Snyder executed in the electric chair, secretly photographed by New York's Daily News January 27, 1928: The Los Angeles becomes the first dirigible to make a landing on a ship, touching down on the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga