Ruby Keeler

Acting

Born August 25, 1910 · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died February 28, 1993

Also known as Ethel Ruby Keeler

Biography

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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