Ruby Keeler

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

31

Gender

Female

Birthday

1910-08-25

Day of death

1993-02-28 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

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

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • 42nd Street

    42nd Street

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • Mother Carey's Chickens

    Mother Carey's Chickens

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • That's Dancing!

    That's Dancing!

  • Beverly Hills Brats

    Beverly Hills Brats

  • Show Girl in Hollywood

    Show Girl in Hollywood

  • Footlight Parade

    Footlight Parade

  • Sweetheart of the Campus

    Sweetheart of the Campus

  • Gold Diggers of 1933

    Gold Diggers of 1933

  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

  • Dames

    Dames

  • The Phynx

    The Phynx

  • Ready, Willing and Able

    Ready, Willing and Able

  • Studio Highlights

    Studio Highlights

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • Colleen

    Colleen

  • Flirtation Walk

    Flirtation Walk

  • And She Learned About Dames

    And She Learned About Dames

  • Shipmates Forever

    Shipmates Forever

  • Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

    Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

  • A Day at Santa Anita

    A Day at Santa Anita

  • 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

    42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

  • Go Into Your Dance

    Go Into Your Dance

  • Hollywood Handicap

    Hollywood Handicap

  • Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

    Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

  • Calling All Girls

    Calling All Girls

  • Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star

    Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star

  • Six Hits and a Miss

    Six Hits and a Miss