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Overview

Date of Death:
28 February 1993, Rancho Mirage, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Ruby Keeler started as a dancer on Broadway. After her marriage to... more
Trivia:
She returned to Broadway in 1971, starring in "No No, Nanette", appearing... more
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Awards:
3 wins more
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(2 articles)
AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
 (From Extra. 4 November 2009, 4:45 AM, PST)

'40S Star Keyes Dies
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 14 July 2008, 10:37 AM, PDT)


Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Actress, Self, Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
  1. The Wedding Planner (2001) (performer: "Mr. and Mrs. Is The Name")
    ... aka Wedding Planner - verliebt, verlobt, verplant (Germany)

  2. Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) (TV) (performer: "Forty-Second Street", "Shanghai Lil", "Pettin' in the Park", "I Only Have Eyes for You")

  3. That's Dancing! (1985) (performer: "Forty-Second Street", "Shadow Waltz", "I Only Have Eyes for You")

  4. Virgins in Heat (1976) (performer: "Forty-Second Street" (uncredited))
    ... aka Wet and Wild
  5. The 26th Annual Tony Awards (1972) (TV) (performer: "I Want to Be Happy")

  6. Six Hits and a Miss (1942) (performer: "You Gotta Know How to Dance")
    ... aka Melody Masters (1942-1943 season) #2: Six Hits and a Miss (USA: series title)
  7. Calling All Girls (1942) (performer: "Shanghai Lil")
    ... aka Broadway Brevities: Calling All Girls (USA: series title)
  8. Sweetheart of the Campus (1941) (performer: "Tap Happy")
    ... aka Broadway Ahead (UK)

  9. Ready, Willing and Able (1937) (performer: "Handy with Your Feet" (1937) (uncredited)) ("Too Marvelous for Words" (1937) (uncredited), "Just a Quiet Evening" (1937) (uncredited))
  10. Colleen (1936) (lyrics: "You Gotta Know How to Dance" (1936)) (performer: "An Evening with You" (1936), "I Don't Have to Dream Again" (1936)) ("I Don't Have to Dream Again" (1936), "You Gotta Know How to Dance" (1936))
  11. Go Into Your Dance (1935) ("A Good Old Fashioned Cocktail (With A Good Old Fashioned Gal)" (1935), "About a Quarter to Nine" (1935), "Ruby (Dance)" (aka "The Rehearsal") (1935), "Pimiento" (aka "Spain") (1935), "She's A Latin From Manhattan" (1935))
    ... aka Casino de Paree (UK)
  12. Shipmates Forever (1935) ("Don't Give Up the Ship" (uncredited), "I'd Love to Take Orders from You" (uncredited))
  13. Flirtation Walk (1934) (performer: "Flirtation Walk", "Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name")
  14. Dames (1934) ("Dames", "I Only Have Eyes for You")
  15. Footlight Parade (1933) (performer: "Sittin' on a Back Yard Fence" (uncredited), "Honeymoon Hotel" (uncredited), "By a Waterfall" (uncredited), "Shanghai Lil" (uncredited)) ("By a Waterfall" (uncredited))
  16. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) (performer: "Shadow Waltz", "Pettin' in the Park")
  17. 42nd Street (1933) (performer: "Forty-Second Street" (1932) (uncredited), "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" (1932) (uncredited))
Actress:
  1. Beverly Hills Brats (1989) .... Goldie
  2. "Glitter" (1 episode, 1985)
        - The Tribute/Self-Defense Instructor to the Stars (1985) TV episode

  3. "Vacation Playhouse" .... Ruby (1 episode, 1964)
        - Hooray for Hollywood (1964) TV episode .... Ruby
  4. "The Greatest Show on Earth" .... Peggy Rusher (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Show Must Go on - To Orange City (1964) TV episode .... Peggy Rusher

  5. Sweetheart of the Campus (1941) .... Betty Blake
    ... aka Broadway Ahead (UK)

  6. Mother Carey's Chickens (1938) .... Katherine 'Kitty' Carey
  7. Ready, Willing and Able (1937) .... Jane Clarke
  8. Colleen (1936) .... Colleen Reilly
  9. Shipmates Forever (1935) .... June Blackburn
  10. Go Into Your Dance (1935) .... Dorothy 'Dot' Wayne
    ... aka Casino de Paree (UK)
  11. Flirtation Walk (1934) .... Kathleen 'Kit' Fitts
  12. Dames (1934) .... Barbara Hemingway, aka Joan Grey
  13. Footlight Parade (1933) .... Bea Thorn
  14. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) .... Polly Parker
  15. 42nd Street (1933) .... Peggy Sawyer
Self:
  1. The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994) (TV) .... Herself - Memorial Tribute
  2. Warner Bros. Celebration of Tradition, June 2, 1990 (1990) (TV) .... Host

  3. Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) (TV) .... Herself

  4. The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song
  5. The 26th Annual Tony Awards (1972) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
  6. The 25th Annual Tony Awards (1971) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
  7. "New York, New York" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 21 March 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Herself
  8. The Phynx (1970) .... Herself
  9. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 29 April 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
  10. "The Movie Game" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 23 February 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself

  11. "Toast of the Town" .... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1967)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #20.20 (1967) TV episode .... Herself - Audience Bow
        - Episode #8.1 (1954) TV episode .... Herself
  12. "The Jerry Lewis Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode #1.2 (1963) TV episode .... Herself

  13. Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 6: Hollywood Recreations (1940) .... Herself

  14. Hollywood Handicap (1938) .... Herself
  15. A Day at Santa Anita (1937) (uncredited) .... Herself
  16. Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 7 (1937) .... Herself
  17. Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 20 (1930) .... Herself, Mrs. Al Jolson
  18. Show Girl in Hollywood (1930) (uncredited) .... Herself, Cameo Apperance at Premiere

  19. Ruby Keeler (1929) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
  1. Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1930s (2009) (V) .... Herself
  2. Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008) (TV) .... Herself
  3. "Broadway: The American Musical"
        - Syncopated City: 1919-1933 (2004) TV episode .... Peggy Sawyer
  4. "Great Performances"
        - The Great American Songbook (2003) TV episode
  5. Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) (TV) .... Herself
  6. That's Dancing! (1985) .... Herself (clip from "42nd Street")
  7. Inside the Third Reich (1982) (TV) .... Actress in film clip (edited from: Footlight Parade)
  8. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
  9. The Love Goddesses (1965) .... Herself
  10. "Hollywood and the Stars"
        - The Fabulous Musicals (1963) TV episode .... Herself
        - The Immortal Jolson (1963) TV episode .... Herself
  11. Six Hits and a Miss (1942) .... Herself
  12. Calling All Girls (1942) .... Shanghai Lil - edited from: Footlight Parade
  13. And She Learned About Dames (1934) (uncredited) .... Herself


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