Editing Ruth Chatterton (section)

==Early life==
Chatterton was born in New York City on December 24, 1892 to Walter, an architect, and Lillian (née Reed) Chatterton.<ref name="blum">{{harvnb|Blum|1954|p=1919}}</ref> She was of English and French extraction. Her parents separated while she was young. Chatterton attended Mrs. Hagen's School in Pelham, New York.<ref name="blum"/>

In 1908, Chatterton and her friends were attending a play in Washington, D.C. Chatterton later criticized the acting of the lead actress to her friends, who challenged her to become a stage actress herself or "shut up". Chatterton accepted the challenge, and a few days later, joined the chorus of the stage show.<ref name="sentinel">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19611125&id=3XxhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BxEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3806,2491491&hl=en|title=Noted Actress Chatterton Dies at 68|date=November 25, 1961|work=The Milwaukee Sentinel|page=4|access-date=March 22, 2015|location=Milwaukee, Wisconsin}}</ref> She soon dropped out of school to pursue a stage career.<ref name="blum"/> Aged 16, Chatterton joined the Friend Stock Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she remained for six months.<ref name="sentinel"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19180123&id=rJUWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DCEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3906,3585760&hl=en|title=Ruth Chatterton Tells The Bashful Lady of Happy Days|date=January 23, 1918|work=The Milwaukee Journal|page=9|access-date=March 22, 2015|location=Milwaukee, Wisconsin|archive-date=April 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415041709/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19180123&id=rJUWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DCEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3906,3585760&hl=en|url-status=dead}}</ref>