Ruth Tannenbaum was the mother of film and television producer and executive Thomas Tannenbaum and the former first lady of Beverly Hills. She was born Ruth Katzin in Newark, New Jersey, the youngest of three children. Her parents were immigrants from the former Russian Empire, her mother settling in Newark in 1890, her father in 1892. Ruth went to California where she met and married Beverly Hills attorney for the stars David Tannenbaum. The two had three children. Ruth became the First Lady of Beverly Hills when David was appointed Mayor of the city in 1952. David would serve a second term in 1956. After her husband's death, Ruth sold their home in Beverly Hills and moved into a high class apartment in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles in February 1958. It was there were Ruth was discovered dead in her bathtub on the morning of April 5. While drawing a bath for herself, Ruth fell accidentally into the tub full of scalding hot water. She was 55. A further autopsy concluded that an accidental overdose of barbiturates caused her untimely death. At the time of her death, Ruth had been planning a leisurely excursion in Palm Springs, California for the upcoming Easter weekend.
Ruth Tannenbaum was the mother of film and television producer and executive Thomas Tannenbaum and the former first lady of Beverly Hills. She was born Ruth Katzin in Newark, New Jersey, the youngest of three children. Her parents were immigrants from the former Russian Empire, her mother settling in Newark in 1890, her father in 1892. Ruth went to California where she met and married Beverly Hills attorney for the stars David Tannenbaum. The two had three children. Ruth became the First Lady of Beverly Hills when David was appointed Mayor of the city in 1952. David would serve a second term in 1956. After her husband's death, Ruth sold their home in Beverly Hills and moved into a high class apartment in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles in February 1958. It was there were Ruth was discovered dead in her bathtub on the morning of April 5. While drawing a bath for herself, Ruth fell accidentally into the tub full of scalding hot water. She was 55. A further autopsy concluded that an accidental overdose of barbiturates caused her untimely death. At the time of her death, Ruth had been planning a leisurely excursion in Palm Springs, California for the upcoming Easter weekend.
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