Acting
Ruby Keeler
1910-1993
Known for 42nd Street, Gold Diggers of 1933, Footlight Parade.
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Born08/25/1910
Died02/28/1993
AgeDied at 82
BirthplaceDartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
DepartmentActing
Also known asEthel Ruby Keeler
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.
