Harry Ruby was a Jewish American songwriter and screenwriter. After failing in his early ambition to become a professional baseball player, Ruby toured the vaudeville circuit as a pianist with the Bootblack Trio and the Messenger Boys Trio, where he met his long-time partner Bert Kalmar.

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  • Harry Ruby was a Jewish American songwriter and screenwriter. After failing in his early ambition to become a professional baseball player, Ruby toured the vaudeville circuit as a pianist with the Bootblack Trio and the Messenger Boys Trio, where he met his long-time partner Bert Kalmar. Together, Ruby and Kalmar formed a successful songwriting team until the latter's death in 1947, and this partnership is portrayed in the 1950 MGM musical Three Little Words starring Fred Astaire as Kalmar and Red Skelton as Ruby. He died in Woodland Hills, California. His interment was located at Chapel of the Pines Crematory. Music by Ruby can be heard in the films: Animal Crackers (1930) Horse Feathers (1932) Duck Soup (1933) Bright Lights (1935) Walking on Air (1936) Ruby also screenwrote such works as: The Kid from Spain (1932) Horse Feathers (1932) Duck Soup (1933) Bright Lights (1935) Walking on Air (1936) The Life of the Party (1937) Lovely to Look at (1952) Ruby's works on Broadway include the following: Ziegfeld Follies of 1918 (1918)- revue - featured songwriter Helen of Troy, New York (1923) - musical - co-composer and co-lyricist No Other Girl (1924) - musical - co-composer and co-lyricist Holka Polka (1925) - musical - co-book-editor The Ramblers (1926) - musical - co-composer, co-lyricist and co-bookwriter Lucky (1927) - musical - co-bookwriter The Five O'Clock Girl (1927) - musical - composer She's My Baby (1928) - musical - co-bookwriter Good Boy (1928) - musical - co-composer and co-lyricist Animal Crackers (1928) - musical - co-composer and co-lyricist Top Speed (1929) - musical - co-producer and co-bookwriter High Kickers (1941) - musical - co-composer, co-lyricist and co-bookwriter Fosse (1998) - revue - featured songwriter for "Who's Sorry Now" from "All That Jazz" 1979 In his 1972 concert at Carnegie Hall, Groucho Marx presented this intro and a song of Ruby's that he liked: I have a friend in Hollywood... I think I do, but I'm not sure. [laughter] His name is Harry Ruby [applause] and he wrote a lot of songs that I've sung over the years... Today, Father, is Father's Day And we're giving you a tie It's not much we know It is just our way of showing you We think you're a regular guy You say that it was nice of us to bother But it really was a pleasure to fuss For according to our mother You're our father And that's good enough for us Yes, that's good enough for us
  • Harry Ruby war ein US-amerikanischer Drehbuchautor, Komponist und Texter.
  • Harry Ruby est un compositeur et scénariste américain, né le 27 janvier 1895 à New York, New York, et décédé le 23 février 1974 à Woodland Hills.
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  • Harry Ruby was a Jewish American songwriter and screenwriter. After failing in his early ambition to become a professional baseball player, Ruby toured the vaudeville circuit as a pianist with the Bootblack Trio and the Messenger Boys Trio, where he met his long-time partner Bert Kalmar.
  • Harry Ruby war ein US-amerikanischer Drehbuchautor, Komponist und Texter.
  • Harry Ruby est un compositeur et scénariste américain, né le 27 janvier 1895 à New York, New York, et décédé le 23 février 1974 à Woodland Hills.
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