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Ruby Keeler

Actor

Ruby Keeler

Born August 25, 1910 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CanadaDied February 28, 199315 films

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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Gold Diggers of 1933 posterFirst watchGold Diggers of 193319337.2as PollyWhen all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going.View film

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42nd Street poster6.942nd Street1933Footlight Parade poster6.8Footlight Parade1933

Filmography

15 films as actor
  1. 1989Beverly Hills BratsGoldie
  2. 1970The PhynxRuby Keeler
  3. 1941Sweetheart of the CampusBetty Blake
  4. 1938Mother Carey's ChickensKitty Carey
  5. 1937A Day at Santa AnitaRuby Keeler (uncredited)
  6. 1937Ready, Willing and AbleJane
  7. 1936ColleenColleen Reilly
  8. 1935Shipmates ForeverJune Blackburn
  9. 1935Go Into Your DanceDorothy 'Dot' Wayne
  10. 1934Flirtation WalkKathleen "Kit" Fitts
  11. 1934DamesBarbara Hemingway
  12. 1933Footlight ParadeBea
  13. 1933Gold Diggers of 1933Polly
  14. 193342nd StreetPeggy
  15. 1930Show Girl in HollywoodRuby Keeler