American actress
(October 30 1896 - August 28 1985) who was perhaps best known for her role as the oversolicitous neighbor in
Roman Polanski's adaptation of [Ira Levin]
?'s novel
Rosemary's Baby, Ruth Gordon also starred in the indie comedy
Harold and Maude and as [Mary Todd Lincoln]
? in
Abe Lincoln in Illinois, and wrote the screenplay for the [Katharine Hepburn]
? and [Spencer Tracy]
? film
Adam's Rib. Harold and Maude and
Adam's Rib have both been selected for preservation in the United States'
Library of Congress'
National Film Registry.