ACTOR

Ruby Keeler

1909 - 1993

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Ethel Ruby Keeler (August 25, 1909 – February 28, 1993) was a Canadian-born 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruby Keeler has received more than 1,024,054 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ruby Keeler is the 8,197th most popular actor (down from 7,308th in 2019), the 701st most popular biography from Canada (down from 628th in 2019) and the 223rd most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 40.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ruby Keeler ranks 8,197 out of 13,578. Before her are Elisabeth Röhm, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, Harry Shum Jr., Yūko Mizutani, Hu Ge, and Alyson Reed. After her are Lisa Ann Walter, Dania Ramirez, Victoria Song, Sarah Drew, Jin Goo, and Anna Mouglalis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Ruby Keeler ranks 407. Before her are Nobuo Arai, Robert Helpmann, Harold Smith, Roger Revelle, Wim Lagendaal, and Willi Horn. After her are John Wright, William Penney, Baron Penney, Louis Hayward, Montgomery Wilson, Obafemi Awolowo, and Marion Martin. Among people deceased in 1993, Ruby Keeler ranks 300. Before her are James Bridges, Leon Ames, Hap Sharp, Arnie Oliver, Karl Gordon Henize, and Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen. After her are Don Barksdale, Irene Sharaff, Ethelwynn Trewavas, John Riseley-Prichard, Agnes de Mille, and Criss Oliva.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Ruby Keeler ranks 701 out of 1,622. Before her are Jay Baruchel (1982), Frank Sullivan (1898), Charlene Choi (1982), Lexa Doig (1973), Colin Carruthers (1890), and Donald Woods (1906). After her are Petar Rajič (1959), Chris Taylor (1950), Sid Abel (1918), S. I. Hayakawa (1906), Dean Crawford (1958), and Georges Vanier (1888).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Ruby Keeler ranks 223. Before her are Sarah Gadon (1987), Shay Mitchell (1987), Jay Baruchel (1982), Charlene Choi (1982), Lexa Doig (1973), and Donald Woods (1906). After her are Finn Wolfhard (2002), Aaron Ashmore (1979), Torri Higginson (1969), Beatrice Lillie (1894), Molly Parker (1972), and Laura Vandervoort (1984).

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Television and Movie Roles

42nd Street
Peggy Sawyer
A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.
Mar 11th 19336.9 / 10
Gold Diggers of 1933
Polly Parker
During the Great Depression, all Broadway shows are closed down. A group of desperate unemployed showgirls find hope when a wealthy songwriter invests in a musical starring them, against the wishes of his high society brother. Thus start Carol, Trixie and Polly's schemes to bilk his money and keep the show going.
May 27th 19337.2 / 10
Footlight Parade
Bea Thorn
A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.
Oct 21st 19336.859 / 10