Background
Webb, James Ruffin was born on October 4, 1909 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Browne Ruffin and Verna (Monarch) Webb.
Webb, James Ruffin was born on October 4, 1909 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Browne Ruffin and Verna (Monarch) Webb.
Bachelor of Arts, Stanford, 1930. Doctor of Hebrew Literature, Mount Mercy College, 1973.
Fiction writer for national magazines, including Sat. Eve. Post, Colliers, Cosmopolitan, from 1936. Screenwriter, from 1938.
Founder, assistant Hollywood Museum, Los Angeles Music Center.
Trustee of Motion Picture Relief Fund.
Served to major Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member Screen Writers Guild (secretary 1950), Writers Guild American (president screen branch 1961), Writers Guild American West (president 1962-1963, national chairman 1964-1965), International Writers Guild (president 1964-1967, chairman 1967-1969), Writers Guild Foundation (president 1966), Producers-Writers Pension Plan (board directors, past chairman), Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Navy League, Alpha Tau Omega.
Married Susan Noble, January 25, 1936. Children: James Cox, Helen Catherine.