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Alma Rubens (born Alma Genevieve Reubens; February 19, 1897 – January 21, 1931) was an American film actress and stage performer. Rubens began her career in the mid 1910s. She quickly rose to stardom in 1916 after appearing opposite Douglas Fairbanks in The Half-Breed.
Jul 24, 2011 · A look at the sad story of film star Alma Rubens' battles with drug addiction. Alma Rubens wrote the story herself just weeks before her death in 1931. Alma Rubens – The Tragic End of Mrs. Ricardo Cortez — Immortal Ephemera
Actress: The Rejected Woman. Alma Rubens was born Alma Genevieve Reubens in San Francisco, California. She was interested in entertaining at an early age. Like most young girls, she enjoyed fantasy play acting and by the time she was 19 had become a full-fledged star.
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Alma Rubens: A Marked Woman. Feature by Thomas Gladysz. This feature was published in conjunction with the screening of The Half-Breed at SFSFF 2013. Today, Alma Rubens is remembered not for her films or versatility as an actress, but for the demons that plagued her and ultimately ended her life.
Alma Rubens was a 1910s silent film star with nothing but potential—and a ruinous self-destructive streak. Whether her abusive marriages caused her narcotics addiction or her narcotics addiction caused her abusive marriages, no one will ever know for sure.
Actor. Born: February 19, 1897 (San Francisco, California) Died: February 22, 1931 (Los Angeles, California) Notable Films: The Half-Breed , The Americano , Humoresque, The World and His Wife, The Valley of Silent Men , Enemies of Women, Cytherea, Show Boat. Alma Rubens entered films as a teenager.
A stunning blonde star of over 40 silent pictures, Alma Rubens died in 1931, age 34, from complications arising from an addiction to heroin. The actress, who had a musical-comedy background, made her first film in 1916 and became a screen regular soon after.
