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Ruby Keeler

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Ruby Keeler

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Aug 25, 1910 (116 years old)

Place of Birth

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Biography

Ruby Keeler, born Ethel Hilda Keeler, (August 25, 1910 – February 28, 1993) was an actress, singer, and dancer most famous for her on-screen coupling with Dick Powell in a string of successful early musicals at Warner Brothers, particularly 42nd Street (1933). From 1928 to 1940, she was married to legendary singer Al Jolson. She retired from show business in the 1940s but made a widely publicized comeback on Broadway in 1971. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruby Keeler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

Acting
2025Gene Kelly - An American in HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
2007Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a StarSelf (archive footage)
200642nd Street: From Book to Screen to StageSelf (archive footage)
2006Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway BoundSelf (archive footage)
1989Beverly Hills BratsGoldie
1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodSelf
1985That's Dancing!From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)
1970The PhynxRuby Keeler
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
1963The Greatest Show on Earth
1963Vacation PlayhouseRuby
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Performer
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1942Calling All GirlsHerself (archive footage)
1942Six Hits and a MissHerself
1941Sweetheart of the CampusBetty Blake
1938Hollywood HandicapHerself
1938Mother Carey's ChickensKitty Carey
1937Ready, Willing and AbleJane
1937A Day at Santa AnitaRuby Keeler (uncredited)
1936ColleenColleen Reilly
1935Shipmates ForeverJune Blackburn
1935Go Into Your DanceDorothy 'Dot' Wayne
1934DamesBarbara Hemingway
1934Flirtation WalkKathleen "Kit" Fitts
1934And She Learned About DamesHerself
1934Studio HighlightsSelf
193342nd StreetPeggy
1933Gold Diggers of 1933Polly
1933Footlight ParadeBea Thorn
1930Show Girl in HollywoodRuby Keeler