Ruby Keeler (1909–1993) |
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Ruby Keeler started as a dancer on Broadway. After her marriage to Al Jolson she moved to Hollywood and become a star in Warners musicals opposite Dick Powell. After her divorce from Jolson she retired for almost 30 years, until she appeared in "No No Nanette" on Broadway in 1971 under the direction of Busby Berkeley.
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Born:in Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaDied:(age 83) in Rancho Mirage, California, USA |
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2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
(Video documentary) (performer: "I Only Have Eyes for You", "Dames" - uncredited)
2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure
(TV Movie documentary) (performer: "I Only Have Eyes for You", "Dames" - uncredited)
1991
Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros.
(TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Forty-Second Street", "Shanghai Lil", "Pettin' in the Park", "I Only Have Eyes for You" - uncredited)
1990
Pee-wee's Playhouse
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Something to Do
(1990)
... (performer: "By A Waterfall")
1985
That's Dancing!
(Documentary) (performer: "42nd Street", "The Shadow Waltz", "I Only Have Eyes For You")
1963
Hollywood and the Stars
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Fabulous Musicals
(1963)
... (performer: "Forty-Second Street" - uncredited)
1937
Ready, Willing and Able
("Just a Quiet Evening" (1937), uncredited) / (performer: "Too Marvelous for Words" (1937), "Handy with Your Feet" (1937) - uncredited)
1936
Colleen
(lyrics: "You Gotta Know How to Dance" (1936) - uncredited) / (performer: "An Evening with You" (1936), "I Don't Have to Dream Again" (1936), "You Gotta Know How to Dance" (1936) - uncredited)
1935
Shipmates Forever
(performer: "Don't Give Up the Ship", "I'd Love to Take Orders from You" - uncredited)
1935
Go Into Your Dance
(performer: "A Good Old Fashioned Cocktail (With a Good Old Fashioned Gal)" (1935), "About a Quarter to Nine" (1935), "Ruby" (1935), "Pimiento" (1935), "She's a Latin from Manhattan" (1935) - uncredited)
1934
Flirtation Walk
(performer: "Flirtation Walk" (1934), "Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name" (1934) - uncredited)
1934
Dames
("I Only Have Eyes for You" (1934), uncredited) / (performer: "Dames" (1934) - uncredited)
1933
Footlight Parade
(performer: "Shanghai Lil" (1933), "By a Waterfall" (1933), "Sittin' on a Back Yard Fence" (1933), "Honeymoon Hotel" (1933) - uncredited)
1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
(performer: "Shadow Waltz" (1933), "Pettin' in the Park" (1933) - uncredited)
1933
42nd Street
(performer: "Forty-Second Street" (1932), "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" (1932) - uncredited)
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Stage Play: Lucky. Musical comedy. Based on material by Otto A. Harbach. Additional scenes by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. Music by Jerome Kern. Additional numbers by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. Musical Direction by Gus Salzer. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Lyrics by Otto A. Harbach. Additional music by Fred Fisher, Nora ... See more »Publicity Listings:
2 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 3 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »Height:
5' 2" (1.57 m)
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Al Jolson was my first husband. He always used to boast that he was spoiling me for any man who might come after him. I think Al sensed that it wasn't easy for me being married to an American institution . . . Was he right about spoiling me? I'm sorry. I couldn't possibly say. I couldn't be that indiscreet. See more »Star Sign:
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