08/25/1910
Dartmouth, 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.
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Gene Kelly mène la danse (2025) as Self (archive footage) |
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Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star (2007) as Self (archive footage) |
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42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006) as Self (archive footage) |
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Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound (2006) as Self (archive footage) |
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Beverly Hills Brats (1989) as Goldie |
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) as Self |
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That's Dancing! (1985) as From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage) |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage) |
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The Phynx (1970) as Ruby Keeler |
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Six Hits and a Miss (1942) as Herself |
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Calling All Girls (1942) as Herself (archive footage) |
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Sweetheart of the Campus (1941) as Betty Blake |
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Mother Carey's Chickens (1938) as Kitty Carey |
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Hollywood Handicap (1938) as Herself |
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A Day at Santa Anita (1937) as Ruby Keeler (uncredited) |
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Ready, Willing and Able (1937) as Jane |
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Colleen (1936) as Colleen Reilly |
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Shipmates Forever (1935) as June Blackburn |
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Go Into Your Dance (1935) as Dorothy 'Dot' Wayne |
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Flirtation Walk (1934) as Kathleen "Kit" Fitts |
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Dames (1934) as Barbara Hemingway |
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Studio Highlights (1934) as Self |
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And She Learned About Dames (1934) as Herself |
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Footlight Parade (1933) as Bea Thorn |
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Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) as Polly |
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42nd Street (1933) as Peggy |
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Show Girl in Hollywood (1930) as Ruby Keeler |