Ruth Brown Ruth Brown Ruth Alston Brown (née Weston, January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes known as the "Queen of R&B". She was noted for bringing a pop music style to R&B music in a series of hit songs for Atlantic Records in the 1950s, such as "So Long", "Teardrops from My Eyes" and "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean". For these contributions, Atlantic became known as "the house that Ruth built" (alluding to the popular nickname for the old Yankee Stadium). Following a resurgence that began in the mid-1970s and peaked in the
The House That Shadows Built Chaney Sr. segment is one of only two short sequences which survive from "The Miracle Man" (1919). The other clip is featured in one of Paramount's "Movie Milestone" series, "Movie Memories" (1935), showcasing the studios' greatest achievements. This latter clip shows both a segment from the conclave in Chinatown as well as the healing scene which is in "The House That Shadows Built". A nitrate print of "Movie Memories" is reportedly at the UCLA Film and Television Archive but has not yet been preserved. The film moves on to show segments with Paramount players of the 1931–32 season, including George