Person file · Acting
Ruby Keeler
Born 1910-08-25Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Gene Kelly: An American in HollywoodSelf (archive footage)Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a StarSelf (archive footage)42nd Street: From Book to Screen to StageSelf (archive footage)Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway BoundSelf (archive footage)Beverly Hills BratsGoldieHappy 100th Birthday, HollywoodSelfThat's Dancing!From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)The PhynxRuby KeelerSix Hits and a MissHerselfCalling All GirlsHerself (archive footage)Sweetheart of the CampusBetty BlakeMother Carey's ChickensKitty CareyHollywood HandicapHerselfA Day at Santa AnitaRuby Keeler (uncredited)Ready, Willing and AbleJaneColleenColleen ReillyShipmates ForeverJune BlackburnGo Into Your DanceDorothy 'Dot' WayneFlirtation WalkKathleen "Kit" FittsDamesBarbara HemingwayStudio HighlightsSelfAnd She Learned About DamesHerselfFootlight ParadeBea