Ethel Hilda Keeler
| Sign | Virgo |
| Born | Aug 25, 1910 Halifax, Canada |
| Died | Feb 28, 1993 Rancho Mirage, CA |
| Age | Died at 82 |
| Final Resting PlaceHoly Sepulcher Cemetery | |
Ruby Keeler | |
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1923-1989 |
| Top Roles | Bea Thorn, Kathleen 'Kit' Fitts, Polly, Katherine 'Kitty' Carey, Barbara Hemingway, aka Joan Grey |
| Top Genres | Musical, Comedy, Romance, Drama, Crime, Science Fiction |
| Top Topics | Pre-Code Cinema, Busby Berkeley, Dance |
| Top Collaborators | Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Hobart Cavanaugh, Busby Berkeley (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Van Johnson, Richard Greene, Michael Rennie see more.. |
Ruby Keeler Overview:
Legendary actress, Ruby Keeler, was born Ethel Hilda Keeler on Aug 25, 1910 in Halifax, Canada. Keeler died at the age of 82 on Feb 28, 1993 in Rancho Mirage, CA and was laid to rest in Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Orange, Orange County, CA.
MINI BIO:
Dark-haired Canadian-born star of Hollywood musicals of the thirties, often in tandem with Dick Powell. The famous initial description of Astaire on his arrival in Hollywood - "Can't act, can't sing, can dance a little" - would have fitted Ruby, though even her clackety-clack dancing was hopeful and energetic rather than hep. Still, she was pretty, and whenever the leading lady broke a leg, Ruby went out there and became a star. Married (first of two) to Al Jolson from 1928 to 1939. Died from cancer. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Keeler was never nominated for an Academy Award.
BlogHub Articles:
Silver Screen Standards: in 42nd Street (1933)
By Jennifer Garlen on Apr 11, 2023 From Classic Movie Hub BlogSilver Screen Standards: in 42nd Street (1933) Every time I watch 42nd Street (1933) I fall in love with all over again. Just like Peggy Sawyer, the character she plays in the movie, Keeler was a bright newcomer getting her big break; although she had been dancing on stage... Read full article
Silver Screen Standards: in 42nd Street (1933)
By Jennifer Garlen on Apr 11, 2023 From Classic Movie Hub BlogSilver Screen Standards: in 42nd Street (1933) Every time I watch 42nd Street (1933) I fall in love with all over again. Just like Peggy Sawyer, the character she plays in the movie, Keeler was a bright newcomer getting her big break; although she had been dancing on stage... Read full article
Classic Movie Travels:
By Annette Bochenek on Jul 2, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub BlogClassic Movie Travels: When thinking of early musicals, the output of Warner Bros. studios is certainly worth noting. In the Gold Digger musicals and so many others, a wide variety of Warner Bros.’s triple-threat talents shone in the musical genre. Though Ruby Kee... Read full article
All in the Family: , Ken Weatherwax and Joey D. Vieira
By Annmarie Gatti on Aug 25, 2013 From Classic Movie Hub Blogand Nephews?Ken Weatherwax and?Joey D. Vieira Actress/singer/dancer was most famously paired with Dick Powell in the iconic Warner Brothers’?Busby Berkeley?musicals — including?42nd Street,?Gold Diggers of 1933,?Footlight Parade and?Dames. Keeler also happens to b... Read full article
Monday Serenade: Meows in Footlight Parade (1933)
By KC on Sep 21, 2009 From Classic Moviesclumps along in her kitty costume, but she's still awfully cute in the Sittin' on a Backyard Fence number from Footlight Parade (1933). That's Billy Taft singing with her.... Read full article
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Ruby Keeler Quotes:
Molly Howard, aka Lucille Thompson: What happened?
Dorothy Wayne: Well, man meets girl, girl meets husband, husband meets man, man meets sidewalk.
Barbara Hemingway: I'm free, white, and 21. I love to dance AND I'm going to dance.
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