Ruby Keeler

Acting

Ruby Keeler

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Aug 25, 1910 (115 years old)
Death date
Feb 28, 1993

Ruby Keeler

Known For

Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
20min
DOLBY
Movie 2007

Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star

Profile of famed dance director Busby Berkeley's career, in particular...

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
18min
DOLBY
Movie 2006

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

Making-of documentary about the 1933 musical, 42nd Street.

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
16min
DOLBY
Movie 2006

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

Short documentary about the Great Depression's impact on film, specifically...

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.​