Ruby Keeler

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.

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Filmography (32 Appearances)

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

2025

Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star

2007

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

2006

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

2006

Beverly Hills Brats

1989

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

That's Dancing!

1985

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

The Phynx

1970

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963

Vacation Playhouse

1963

Tony Awards

1956

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Six Hits and a Miss

1942

Calling All Girls

1942

Sweetheart of the Campus

1941

Mother Carey's Chickens

1938

Hollywood Handicap

1938

A Day at Santa Anita

1937

Ready, Willing and Able

1937

Colleen

1936

Shipmates Forever

1935

Go Into Your Dance

1935

Flirtation Walk

1934

Dames

1934

Studio Highlights

1934

And She Learned About Dames

1934

Footlight Parade

1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933

42nd Street

1933

Show Girl in Hollywood

1930 Debut
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