Acting
Ruby Keeler
1910 · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
28 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
Footlight Parade
Bea
That's Dancing!
From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)
42nd Street
Peggy
Gold Diggers of 1933
Polly
Studio Highlights
Self
Show Girl in Hollywood
Ruby Keeler
And She Learned About Dames
Herself
Hollywood Handicap
Herself
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Dames
Barbara Hemingway
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self