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          Ruby Jean Dandridge (née Butler; March 3, 1900 – October 17, 1987) was an American actress from the early 1900s through to the late 1950s. Dandridge is best known for her role on the radio showAmos 'n Andy, in which she played Sadie Blake and Harriet Crawford, and on radio's Judy Canova Show, in which she played Geranium.

          She is recognized for her role in the 1959 movie A Hole in the Head as Sally.

          Early life

          Born Ruby Jean Butler in Wichita, Kansas, on March 3, 1900, she was one of four children. Dandridge's parents were Nellie Simon, a maid, and George Butler, who was a janitor, grocer and entertainer.

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          6. Dandridge's father was also "a famous minstrel man."

          Career

          In 1937, Dandridge played one of the witches in what an article in The Pittsburgh Courier called a "sepia representation" of Macbeth in Los Angeles.

          California. The production began on July 8 at the Mayan Theater. Five years later, she appeared in a production of Hit the Dec