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Ruby Keeler: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born August 25, 1909 • Halifax • Canada
Died February 28, 1993 (aged 83) • California
Notable Family Members spouse Al Jolson

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Ruby Keeler
Ruby Keeler poses in a short costume and headpiece on a stage with large circular platforms and a backdrop decorated with stars in a publicity still from Gold Diggers of 1933.
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Savion Glover
Savion Glover
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Cyd Charisse poses in a dramatic dance stance wearing a sequined dress with sheer sleeves in a publicity still from The Band Wagon directed by Vincente Minnelli.
Cyd Charisse
American dancer and actress
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers
American actress and dancer
Gregory Hines wearing round sunglasses, a blue shirt, and a dark suit and tie at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
Gregory Hines
American dancer, actor, and choreographer
scene from Broadway Melody of 1940
Eleanor Powell
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Martha Raye poses with her chin resting on her hands, gazing upward, in a black-and-white publicity photo from around 1944.
Martha Raye
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Mallika Sarabhai
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Jacob Epstein in work clothes sculpts a clay bust of actress Anna Neagle, who sits posing in a gown beside the sculpture in his Hyde Park studio.
Dame Anna Neagle
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Jeanette MacDonald
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Patty Duke
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Dorothy McGuire
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Barbara Bel Geddes
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