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Oscar Mayer[edit]

I heard that she is Oscar Mayer's daughter. Is this true? --Adam (Talk) 12:33, 14 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

SHE IS NOT 'American British'! She was born in America, parents were not British citizens, and living in England doesn't make you 'British-American citizen' ! REMOVE this wrong information at once. I have relatives who live in Britain, the love of my life has dual citizenship through his English-born father, and

THE UNITED STATES DOES NOT RECOGNIZE DUAL CITIZENSHIP FOR AMERICAN-BORN CITIZENS!It is incorrect to write that she is British-American or American-British. Say that she has dual citizenship, which is the correct term. 107.129.97.80 (talk) 00:46, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Photo[edit]

She looks rather melancholy in the picture provided. CO.

Date of birth / death[edit]

I'm slightly confused. According to the dates by her name she was born in 1853 and died in 1906. I hope I can safely assume this is a mistake although if she has died this year 2006, I have heard no mention of it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 83.46.81.19 (talk) 20:46, 23 December 2006 (UTC).[reply]

My husband attended Evanston High with Ruby and was in the same graduating class as she was (and he tells a funny story about a prank she played during the Graduation ceremony). He was born in 1951. So unless Ruby skipped ahead a couple of years of school, it appears she is employing the "lady's prerogative" of shaving a few years off her age. So some verification of birthdate is needed here.Cheripye14 16:12, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've just edited this section. This seems like some odd vandalism. Ruby Wax was born in 1953 and she's not dead, unless someone knows something that the rest of the world doesn't. Dreamalynn 11:49, 24 December 2006 (UTC) dreamalynn[reply]

Chariots of Fire[edit]

She was Bunty in Chariots of Fire. I saw it last night and saw her name in the credits but that's not a good enough source. Cross Reference (talk) 22:50, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Ruby Wax.jpg[edit]

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Books[edit]

Ruby Wax has written some books:

Sane New World. Taming the World: 2014
A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled: 2016
How to be Human. The Manual: 2018

Also Ruby Wax's No-Brainer: It's All in the Mind, audiobook — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.43.142.154 (talk) 05:26, 26 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]