Career
Born Ruth Albertina Brooks on September 14, 1921, in Brooklyn, was married to character actor Jay C. on January 4, 1947. The marriage lasted until Jay "s death on February 3, 1971. Ruth Brooks died on July 9, 1981 in Marina del Rey, California. wrote a number of films in the 1950s and early 1960s, including some of the Gidget films, then moved to television where she wrote extensively for the series That Girl and other productions. was briefly head writer (in 1980) of the soap opera Days of Our Lives.