- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRuth Hannelore Schmidt
- Three weeks after her marriage to actor Gig Young, Schmidt was found dead in their apartment - the victim of an apparent murder-suicide. Young's Oscar was found near their bodies. No information about why the murder-suicide occurred, but it was obvious that Young was suffering from the many complications of his alcoholism.- IMDb Mini Biography By: iloveteach
- SpouseGig Young(September 27, 1978 - October 19, 1978) (her death)
- Apparently shot & killed by her husband of three weeks, Gig Young who then turned the gun on himself. He was nearly 65, she was 31 years old, born in 1947.
- Is Buried under the name Ruth Schmidt Young (1947-1978) with her father Paul H. Schmidt (1912-1983) and mother Rosemarie H. Schmidt (1922-1990) in Eildon Weir Cemetery; Pinniger Rd; Eildon, Victoria; Australia. On the Grave: In Loving Memory of Paul & Rosemarie Sadly Missed Parents of Ruth (Dec.), Irmi, Fred, Henry & Doris.
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