Ruby Keeler
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
Peggy
42nd Street
Polly
Gold Diggers of 1933
Bea Thorn
Footlight Parade
Barbara Hemingway
Dames
Ruby Keeler
The Phynx
Herself
Hollywood Handicap
Kathleen "Kit" Fitts
Flirtation Walk
Colleen Reilly
Colleen
Jane
Ready, Willing and Able
June Blackburn
Shipmates Forever
Dorothy 'Dot' Wayne
Go Into Your Dance
Kitty Carey
Mother Carey's Chickens
Self (archive footage)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Ruby Keeler
Show Girl in Hollywood
Betty Blake
Sweetheart of the Campus
Self (archive footage)
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
Herself (archive footage)
Calling All Girls
Self (archive footage)
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
Ruby Keeler (uncredited)
A Day at Santa Anita
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Herself
And She Learned About Dames
Goldie
Beverly Hills Brats
Herself
Six Hits and a Miss
From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
Self
Studio Highlights
Self (archive footage)
Gene Kelly mène la danse
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
27
Gender
Female
Birthday
1910-08-25
Place of Birth
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Also Known As
Ethel Ruby Keeler