Dates

• Existence: 1906 - 1978

Biography

Ruth Shinsel (1906-1978) was a Latter-day Saint author and playright.

Ruth Shinsel was born Vernal Ruth Pate on March 6, 1906, in Goshen, Idaho. She married William Sherman Shinsel on June 19, 1925. She was an author known for her book, "The Sign and the Sword," about Abraham Lincoln. She was also a research specialist for "The Ten Commandments." Ruth helped establish BYU Motion Picture Studios, where she worked for several years as a writer and researcher. Ruth died November 6, 1978, in Saint George, Utah.

Citation:

Sign of the Sword, MSS 8101. L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. (She was an LDS playright.)

Mobius.com, October 15, 2012. Ruth Shinsel. http://mobius.missouri.edu:2082/search~S0?/aShinsel%2C+Ruth./ashinsel+ruth/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=ashinsel+ruth&1%2C1%2C (researched the life and death of Abraham Lincoln.)

"John Wilkes Booth" catalog record, Worldcat.org. October 15, 2012. http://www.worldcat.org/title/john-wilkes-booth/oclc/26917326&referer=brief_results. (author; researched life and death of Abraham Lincoln.)

Daily Herald, via WWW, November 27, 2017 (research specialist for "The Ten Commandments")

Find a Grave, via WWW, November 27, 2017 (b. March 6 1906 in Goshen, ID; d. 6 Nov. 1978 in Saint George, UT)

FamilySearch, via WWW, November 27, 2017 (Vernal Ruth Pate; married William Sherman Shinsel June 19, 1925)

Newspapers.com. via www, May 7, 2024 (elped establish BYU Motion Picture Studios, where she worked for several years as a writer and researcher) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jordan-valley-sentinel-the-jordan-va/32505715/

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