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Ruby Keeler

Aug 25, 1910 - Feb 28, 1993 (82 years old) in 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 comeback on Broadway in 1971.

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Tony Awards
Self - Performer
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Gold Diggers of 1933
Polly Parker
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42nd Street
Peggy Sawyer
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That's Dancing!
From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)
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The Phynx
Ruby Keeler

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