Acting
Ruby Keeler
1910 · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
27 films
Bio
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.
Filmography
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Footlight Parade
Bea
Gold Diggers of 1933
Polly
42nd Street
Peggy
That's Dancing!
From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)
Dames
Barbara Hemingway
Studio Highlights
Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
The Phynx
Ruby Keeler
Flirtation Walk
Kathleen "Kit" Fitts
And She Learned About Dames
Herself