Ruth Hale Oliver

Ruth Hale Oliver
Born	(1910-04-16)April 16, 1910 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	October 3, 1988(1988-10-03) (aged 78) Burbank, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Astrologer, newspaper columnist, author
Years active	1949–1988 (her death)
Spouse(s)	George Gercke, 1931–40 (divorced)
Children	Susan Oliver (daughter)

Ruth Hale Oliver (April 16, 1910 – October 3, 1988) was an American astrologer, astrology teacher, writer, and occasional actress.

She was born in Philadelphia to L. Stauffer Oliver, an attorney (born in New Jersey) and Margaret H. Scott (born in England). She was married to George Gercke in 1931 and divorced in 1940. She died on October 3, 1988, from natural causes at the age of 78. Oliver had one child, actress Susan Oliver.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Trapper John, M.D.	Lady Runner	Episode: "The Agony of D'Feet"
1984	Ghostbusters	Library Ghost	(final film role)
2024	Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire	Library Ghost	(archival footage, posthumous release)

Ruth Hale Oliver bibliography

• The Basic Principles of Astrology: A Modern View of an Ancient Science; ISBN 1-4254-8604-5 (1-4254-8604-5, softcover), Kessinger Publishing, 1962 (reprinted 2011)
• Astropsychiatry (co-author: Harry F. Darling), CSA Press, 1968 (1973 reprint); ISBN 087707111X/ISBN 9780877071112.

External links

• Memorial at defunct astrologersmemorial.org; accessed February 19, 2018. Archived February 20, 2018.
  • Duplicate Oliver memorial at Solstice Point website (archived June 14, 2013)
• Wilson, Earl (February 24, 1964). "The stars predict stardom for Susan Oliver". Milwaukee Sentinel. Retrieved September 4, 2012.

• Ruth Hale Oliver at IMDb