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Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

8.020101h 13mMovieHistoryDocumentary

Brooklyn-born Ruth Gruber became the youngest PhD in the world before going on to become an international foreign correspondent and photojournalist at age 24. She defied tradition in an extraordinary career that spanned several decades.…

DirectorRobert Richman
ProducersPatti Kenner·Zeva Oelbaum

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Cast · Directed by Robert Richman

RG
Ruth Gruber
Herself
LL
Louisa Herz Leopold
Herself
DS
Dava Sobel
Herself
HIHarold L. Ickes
Harold L. Ickes
Himself
MB
Manya Hartmayer Breuer
Herself
TS
Tom Segev
Himself
IA
Ike Aronowitz
Himself
MR
Mordechai Rossman
Himself
EWEli Wallach
Eli Wallach
Mordechai Rossman (voice)
TPTherese Plummer
Therese Plummer
Young Ruth (voice)

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