Ruth Lapham: How did Christopher Lloyd’s mother die?

Ruth Lapham is the mother of Christopher Lloyd. Ruth Lapham’s son is best known for playing Doc Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family films, and Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He played Reverend Jim Ignatowski in the television series Taxi and most recently Mr. Goodman in Piranha 3D. For his contribution to the industry, he has won three Primetime Emmy Awards and an Independent Spirit Award and has been nominated for two Saturn Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award.

Ruth Lapham: Bio Summary

Who was Christopher Lloyd’s mother?

Ruth Lapham was born on 30 July 1896 in New York, New York County, New York, United States of America. She was the daughter of Lewis Henry Lapham and Antoinette Nickels Dearborn Lapham. She was not the only child of her parents- she had siblings namely- Roger Dearborn Lapham, John Henry Lapham, and Elinor Lapham Ford. The siblings grew up in New York City and summered in New Canaan at Waveny House.

Ruth Lapham was a singer

According to The Guardian, Ruth Lapham a singer, from whom Christopher must have inherited his penchant for showmanship. She was married to Samuel R. Lloyd, a lawyer who worked for a New York City law firm of Lloyd Decker, Williams, and Knauth. He was one of the founders of the firm, which specialized in corporation and trust law.

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The couple were parents to seven children- three boys and 4 girls- including Sam Lloyd Sr., Donald L. Mygatt, Ruth Lloyd Scott Ax, Antoinette L. Mygatt Lucas, Christopher Lloyd, and Adele L. Kinney. Christopher was the youngest of the seven children.

The actor revealed most of his childhood memories are mostly of just him and his parents. His brothers and sisters were mostly absent. “We didn’t really grow up all together,” Lloyd told The Guardian. “My siblings were already off in the world doing whatever they wanted to do. My two brothers were in the second world war; one was a pilot, one was a marine.“

Back to the Future star also went on to say– “Thank heavens, they both came back alive and well. But I grew up pretty much by myself with my parents.- They scattered. By the time I was in my teens they were in Seattle, California, Texas, Michigan. They were all over the place.”

According to the New York Times, Ruth Lapham’s philanthropic help allowed the Metropolitan Museum of Art to remain open Tuesday evenings during the museum’s severe budget cutbacks in 1975. Christopher Lloyd’s mother and the Billy Rose Foundation Inc. each donated $140,000 during the 1975 budget crisis.

In the years before her death, Ruth’s annual donations continued to increase and she became the sole source of funds for keeping the museum open Tuesday evenings. An endowment from her estate continued to pay for keeping the museum open Tuesday evenings the New York Times revealed.

How did Christopher Lloyd’s mother?

Christopher Lloyd’s mother Ruth Lapham passed away on 8 October 1984 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America. She was 88 years old at the time of her death. The cause of her death has not been made known to the public. She was laid to rest at Lakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA  per her Find a Grave profile.

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While talking to The Guardian, Christopher Lloyd opened up about his late actor brother Samuel Lloyd, “He’s passed away at this point,” the actor said. “But he was an actor, primarily in theatre. He was influential in getting me there and made me get started.” But when he was asked if he was close with his late brother, all he said was a short, sharp: “Yes, we were.”