Ruby Keeler Autographs
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. She retired from show business in the 1940s, but made a widely publicized comeback on Broadway in 1971.
Keeler was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1909 to Ralph Hector and Nellie (née Lahey) Keeler, one of six siblings in an Irish Catholic family. Two sisters, Helen and Gertrude, had brief performing careers. Her father was a truck driver. When Ruby was three years old, her family moved to New York City, where her father could get better pay. Although Keeler was interested in taking dance lessons, the family could not afford to send her.
Keeler attended St. Catherine of Siena on New York's East Side, and one period each week, a dance teacher taught all styles of dance. The teacher saw potential in Keeler and spoke to her mother about Ruby taking lessons at her studio. Though her mother declined, apologizing for the lack of money, the teacher wanted to work with her so badly that she asked her mother if she would bring her to class lessons on Saturdays, and she agreed.
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Current items with a signature of Ruby Keeler
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Traded items with a signature of Ruby Keeler
The most expensive item with a signature of Ruby Keeler (RUBY KEELER - INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED CIRCA 1950) was sold in August 2025 for $964.85 while the cheapest item (Ruby Keeler 2.5 x 5 inch signed page autograph card) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2021. The month with the most items sold (16) was June 2025 with an average selling price of $88.85 for an autographed item of Ruby Keeler. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2023 with $127.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.99 was June 2019. In average, an autographed item from Ruby Keeler is worth $34.50.
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