Ruby Keeler

Ruby Keeler

Deceased · Born: Aug 25, 1910 · Died: Feb 28, 1993

Personal Details

BornAug 25, 1910 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Spouse
  • John Homer Lowe

    ( Oct 29, 1941 to Feb 1, 1969 )
  • Al Jolson

    ( Sep 21, 1928 to Dec 26, 1939 )
Relatives
  • Ken Weatherwax (Niece or Nephew)
  • Marjorie Keeler (Sibling)

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.​

Career

1941
Sweetheart of the Campus
Sweetheart of the Campus as Betty Blake
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1937
A Day at Santa Anita
A Day at Santa Anita as Ruby Keeler (uncredited)
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1936
Colleen
Colleen as Colleen Reilly
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1935
Go Into Your Dance
Go Into Your Dance as Dorothy 'Dot' Wayne
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Shipmates Forever
Shipmates Forever as June Blackburn
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1934
Flirtation Walk
Flirtation Walk as Kathleen "Kit" Fitts
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Dames
Dames as Barbara Hemingway
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1933
Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade as Bea Thorn
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Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 as Polly Parker
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42nd Street
42nd Street as Peggy Sawyer
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1991
1942
Six Hits and a Miss