Ruby keeler biography trump

My first film encounter with Ruby Keeler was FOOTLIGHT PARADE. Later, seeing her in 42ND STREET and GOLDDIGGERS OF 1933, I discovered two things. She tended to play the same type of character (and always a lovable one).

Also, she had a very distinctive dance style. Unlike Ginger Rogers who brought a touch of elegance to her numbers, Ruby Keeler almost seemed to “attack” her dance steps with high-spirited energy, throwing everything she had into the performance.

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I wanted to learn more about her.

RUBY KEELER: A PICTORIAL BIOGRAPHY was written by a personal friend who came to know Keeler after her celebrated movie career had ended. It is mostly an exercise in frustration for the Reader who wants lots of information and anecdotes because it is told in a style of someone who doesn’t want to betray any trusts.

The experience feels similar to going through a huge scrapbook filled with intriguing pictures while the storyteller says a few