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ルビー・キーラー

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ルビー・キーラー

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Also known as Ethel Hilda Keeler, Ethel Ruby Keeler

American actress, dancer, and singer (1910-1993)

Film & TV

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…

Known for

  • Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2025
  • Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star — Self (archive footage)2007
  • 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage — Self (archive footage)2006
  • Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound — Self (archive footage)2006
  • Beverly Hills Brats — Goldie1989
  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood — Self1987
  • That's Dancing! — From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)1985
  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)1975
  • The Phynx — Ruby Keeler1970
  • The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest1968

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ruby
Gender
female
Citizenship
Canada
Place of birth
Halifax
Place of death
Rancho Mirage
Spouse
Al Jolson
Occupation
Ziegfeld girl
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Instrument
voice
Image
Ruby Keeler by Scotty Welbourne, 1935.jpg
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dance style
tap dance
Commons gallery
Ruby Keeler
date of birth
1910-00-00
date of death
1993-02-28
Commons category
Ruby Keeler
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
kidney cancer
start of work period
1933-00-00
name in native language
Ruby Keeler
writing language
English language
married name
Ruby Keeler Lowe
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