Ruby Keeler (born
Ethel Hilda Keeler; August 25, 1909 – February 28, 1993) was a
Canadian-born American actress, dancer and singer most famous for her on-screen coupling with
Dick Powell in a string of successful early musicals at Warner Brothers, particularly
42nd Street (1933). From 1928 to 1940, she was married to singer
Al Jolson. She retired from show business in the 1940s, but made a widely publicized comeback on
Broadway in 1971.