Birthday:
Aug 25, 1910
Place of Birth: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Place of Birth: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ruby Keeler
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 42nd Street | Peggy Sawyer | 1933 |
| Gold Diggers of 1933 | Polly Parker | 1933 |
| Footlight Parade | Bea Thorn | 1933 |
| Dames | Barbara Hemingway | 1934 |
| The Phynx | Ruby Keeler | 1970 |
| Hollywood Handicap | Herself | 1938 |
| Flirtation Walk | Kathleen "Kit" Fitts | 1934 |
| Colleen | Colleen Reilly | 1936 |
| Ready, Willing and Able | Jane | 1937 |
| Shipmates Forever | June Blackburn | 1935 |
| Go Into Your Dance | Dorothy 'Dot' Wayne | 1935 |
| Mother Carey's Chickens | Kitty Carey | 1938 |
| 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage | Self (archive footage) | 2006 |
| Show Girl in Hollywood | Ruby Keeler | 1930 |
| Sweetheart of the Campus | Betty Blake | 1941 |
| Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound | Self (archive footage) | 2006 |
| Calling All Girls | Herself (archive footage) | 1942 |
| Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star | Self (archive footage) | 2007 |
| A Day at Santa Anita | Ruby Keeler (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
| Beverly Hills Brats | Goldie | 1989 |
| Six Hits and a Miss | Herself | 1942 |
| And She Learned About Dames | Herself | 1934 |
| That's Dancing! | From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage) | 1985 |
| Studio Highlights | Self | 1934 |
| Ruby Keeler | Self | 1970 | Series | Cast | Year |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | 1963 | |
| Vacation Playhouse | Ruby | 1963 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Tony Awards | Self - Performer | 1956 |
| The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | 1968 |
