Personal Life and Death
Ruick married actor Robert Horton Jr., in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 22, 1953. She co-starred with Horton in the movie Apache War Smoke in 1952. The couple divorced just prior to their second wedding anniversary in 1955. She was the wife of film composer John Williams from 1956 until her death. Following her marriage to Williams, Ruick appeared in few motion pictures. They had three children together: Jennifer (born 1956), Mark (born 1958), and Joseph (born 1960).
Barbara Ruick Williams died March 3, 1974, of a cerebral hemorrhage in Reno, Nevada while on location with her last film, Robert Altman's California Split, which is dedicated to her. She had a cameo role as a barmaid. Ruick was found dead in her hotel room at the age of 43. She was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
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