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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1910-08-25 · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Died
- 1993-02-28
Known for
- 42nd Street (1933) — Peggy
- Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) — Polly
- Footlight Parade (1933) — Bea
- Dames (1934) — Barbara Hemingway
- That's Dancing! (1985) — From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
- Hollywood Handicap (1938) — Herself
- Flirtation Walk (1934) — Kathleen "Kit" Fitts
- The Phynx (1970) — Ruby Keeler
- Beverly Hills Brats (1989) — Goldie
- Show Girl in Hollywood (1930) — Ruby Keeler
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) — Self (archive footage)
- Ready, Willing and Able (1937) — Jane
- Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound (2006) — Self (archive footage)
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) — Self