Ruby Keeler
Born: 1910-08-25
Birthplace: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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.
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Known For
42nd Street
Footlight Parade
Gold Diggers of 1933
Hollywood Handicap
Dames
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
That's Dancing!
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Go Into Your Dance
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Top Movie Credits
42nd Street
Peggy
Footlight Parade
Bea
Gold Diggers of 1933
Polly
Hollywood Handicap
Herself
Dames
Barbara Hemingway
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Go Into Your Dance
Dorothy 'Dot' Wayne