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Ruby Keeler

Actress / Film Actress / Television Actress / Stage Actress | * 08/25/1910 († 82, 02/28/1993) | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (Canada)
Ethel Ruby Keeler (August 25, 1909 – February 28, 1993) was an American actress, dancer, and singer who was paired on-screen with Dick Powell in a string of successful early musicals at Warner Bros., particularly 42nd Street (1933). From 1928 to 1940, she was married to actor and singer Al Jolson. She retired from show business in the 1940s, but made a widely publicized comeback on Broadway in 1971. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Music | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Musical about dingaling millionaire businessman Cedric Ames and his various employees. ...

Colleen

NR

1936 | 3.5/5 | 1h 29min
Drama, Romance / Love
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A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star. ...

42nd Street

NR

1933 | 3.4/5 | 1h 29min
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love
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Ruby Keeler teams with the Nelsons (of TV and radio fame) as the singer in Ozzie's band. The setting is a college campus which is suffering from monetary woes, but somehow Ozzie's band manages to attr ...

Sweetheart of the Campus

NR

1941 | 2.5/5 | 1h 10min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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A reformer's daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show. ...

Dames

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1934 | 3.1/5 | 1h 31min
Romance / Love, Music, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Ruby Keeler

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
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Movies with Ruby Keeler as Actress(24)

as Self (archive footage)2006 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Goldie1989 Beverly Hills Brats
as From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)1985 That's Dancing!
as Self (archive footage)1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as herself1970 The Phynx
as (archive footage)1965 The Love Goddesses
as Herself (archive footage)1942 Calling All Girls
as herself1942 Six Hits and a Miss
as Betty Blake1941 Sweetheart of the Campus
as herself1938 Hollywood Handicap
as Kitty Carey1938 Mother Carey's Chickens
as Ruby Keeler (uncredited)1937 A Day at Santa Anita
as Jane1937 Ready, Willing and Able
as Colleen Reilly1936 Colleen
as Dorothy 'Dot' Wayne1935 Go Into Your Dance
as June Blackburn1935 Shipmates Forever
as herself1934 Studio Highlights
as Kathleen "Kit" Fitts1934 Flirtation Walk
as Barbara Hemingway1934 Dames
as herself1934 And She Learned About Dames
as Peggy Sawyer1933 42nd Street
as Bea Thorn1933 Footlight Parade
as Polly Parker1933 Gold Diggers of 1933
as herself1930 Show Girl in Hollywood

TV Shows/Series with Ruby Keeler as Actress(4)

as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show
as Ruby1963 Vacation Playhouse
1963 The Greatest Show on Earth
as herself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Full Name: Ruby Keeler
Born: Thursday, 08/25 1910 (August) in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (Canada)
Died: Sunday, 02/28 1993 (February) in Rancho Mirage (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Professional Children's School
Employer: Warner Bros.
Spouses (current/former): Al Jolson
Other names for Ruby Keeler (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ruby Keeler Lowe"
Ruby Keeler frequently works together with these people:
Busby Berkeley (14x, Crew)
Dick Powell (13x, Actor)
Al Dubin (11x, Crew)
Harry Warren (11x, Cast)
Sol Polito (8x, Crew)
Leo F. Forbstein (8x, Crew)
Jackie Gleason (7x, Actor)
Joan Blondell (7x, Actress)
Art Carney (7x, Actor)
Orry-Kelly (7x, Crew)
Guy Kibbee (6x, Actor)
Al Jolson (6x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:43921, Added: 05/14/2018, Last updated: 03/31/2024