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Harry Rubenstein (January 27, 1895 – February 23, 1974), known professionally as Harry Ruby, was an American pianist, composer, songwriter and screenwriter, [2] who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. [3] He was married to silent film actress Eileen Percy.
Harry Ruby was a prolific songwriter who collaborated with Bert Kalmar on many hits for Broadway and movies. He also worked as a 'song plugger' for Gus Edwards and George Gershwin, and had a brief career as a vaudeville pianist.
- January 27, 1895
- February 23, 1974
Harry Ruby was born on October 29, 1895, and died on February 23, 1974. Like Kalmar, Ruby was also born in New York City. Ruby failed in his early ambition of becoming a professional baseball player. Touring the vaudeville circuit as a pianist with the Bootblack Trio and the Messenger Boys Trio he met his long-time partner Bert Kalmar.
Harry Ruby, one half of the famed Kalmar & Ruby songwriting team, was born in New York City on January 27, 1895. Growing up in New York, he attended public schools and in his early career worked as a pianist and song plugger for the Gus Edwards and Harry Von Tilzer publishing firms (one of his co-workers at Edwards' place was the young Walter Winchell, who was also a song plugger).
Harry Ruby (1895-1974) was a prolific and influential American songwriter, composer and actor. He co-wrote many popular hits with Bert Kalmar, such as "I Wanna Be Loved by You" and "A Kiss to Build a Dream On", and appeared in several movies and TV shows.
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Feb 25, 1974 · LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24—Harry Ruby, popular‐song composer and writer of Broadway stage scores and movie scenarios, died last night in the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills.
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