Ruby Keeler

See also: Other Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood. She was interred in Desert Memorial Park Cemetery in California. Some of her better known films include:. A resident of the city for many years, she is remembered as one of its prominent citizens with a star on their "Walk of Fame". She has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6730 Hollywood Blvd. Andrea Leeds died from cancer in Palm Springs, California. Ruby Keeler died of cancer in Rancho Mirage, California and was interred in the Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Orange, California. It was her only marriage, and produced two children, one of whom predeceased her.

Her first "show-business" job was as a chorine, working in a speakeasy for the Prohibition-era hostess Texas Guinan. With her husband she became a successful horse breeder, and after his death ran a jewellery business. She was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. These films were relatively successful and Leeds remained a popular actress, however she had married in 1939 and decided to leave films to devote herself to raising a family. Ruby Keeler, born Ethel Keeler, (August 25, 1910 - February 28, 1993), was an actress, singer, and dancer. Her final film, Earthbound (1940), was a fantasy murder mystery in which Leeds' character solves the murder of her husband aided by his ghost. Sweetheart of the Campus - (1941). She continued to play the romantic female lead in the western The Real Glory opposite Gary Cooper and David Niven, and with Don Ameche in the biography of Stephen Foster, Swanee River (1939).

Mother Carey's Chickens - (1938). She next appeared in two films opposite Joel McCrea, in Youth Takes a Fling (1938) and They Shall Have Music (1939), for the first time playing the lead female role in films. Ready, Willing and Able - (1937). The film was not a success and received poor reviews. Colleen - (1936). Her wholesome quality led to her being cast in The Goldwyn Follies (1938) playing "Miss Humanity" - a woman considered by a jaded Hollywood executive to represent the ideal American woman. Shipmates Forever - (1935). As part of a cast of highly regarded actresses including Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Lucille Ball and Eve Arden, Leeds was singled out by many critics and received widespread acclaim.

Go Into Your Dance - (1935). She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her next role, as an unsuccessful, aspiring actress in Stage Door (1937). Flirtation Walk - (1934). As Andrea Leeds she played her first substantial role in the 1936 film Come and Get It and achieved another success with her next film It Could Happen to You (1937). Dames - (1934). Born Antoinette Lees in Butte, Montana, she began her film career in 1934 playing bit parts and using her given name. Footlight Parade - (1933). Andrea Leeds (August 14, 1914 – May 21, 1984) was an American film actress.

Gold Diggers of 1933 - (1933). 42nd Street - (1933).