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Ruby Keeler

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

PersonDied aged 83humanQ272092

Also known as Ethel Hilda Keeler · Ethel Ruby Keeler

Born: August 25, 1909
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1.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
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, August 25, 1910
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-05-04
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Died: February 28, 1993
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1.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Dartmouth
, Halifax
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2023-01-29
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, Halifax
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2026-04-15
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Place of death: Rancho Mirage
Citizenship: United States
, Canada
Occupation: actor
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, singer
, dancer
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Education: Professional Children's School
Employer: Warner Bros. Entertainment

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Ethel Ruby Keeler was a Canadian and American actress, dancer, and singer who was paired on-screen with Dick Powell in a string of successful early musicals at Warner Bros., particularly 42nd Street (1933). From 1928 to 1940, she was married to actor and singer Al Jolson. She retired from show business in the 1940s, but made a widely publicized comeback on Broadway starring in the revival of the 1920s musical No, No, Nanette in 1971.

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SShuffle Off to Buffalo1933 · song performed by Boswell Sisters, The Andrews Sisters, Three X Sisters, Ruby Keeler

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Given name: Ruby
Manner of death: natural causes
Cause of death: kidney cancer
Family name: Keeler
Start of work period: 1933
Name in native language: Ruby Keeler
Sex or gender: female
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-18
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Instrument: voice
Member of political party: California Republican Party
Awards: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year(1972)
Native language: English
Writing language: English
Dance style: tap dance
Married name: Ruby Keeler Lowe
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-06-08
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Field of work: film acting
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
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Place of burial: Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
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1.Stated in Find a Grave
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Different from: Ruth Lowe

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