Harry Ruby
Harry Ruby (born January 27, 1895 in New York , † February 23, 1974 in Woodland Hills , California ) was an American screenwriter , composer and lyricist.
Live and act
After being expelled from two high schools, Harry Ruby started his career as a pianist and eventually worked for Gus Edwards ' music publishing company . As a so-called “song plugger”, he had to play the songs of the publisher at the piano in the Woolworth branches. He then worked in vaudeville reviews with Harry Cohn , who later became the founder of Columbia Pictures .
Ruby then played the piano for the Messenger Boys Trio; there he met Bert Kalmar , who worked there as a dancer. In 1920 the two wrote the hit Where Do They Go When They Row, Row? , then My Sunny Tennessee , which Eddie Cantor made a hit. They developed a special sense of humor for their Broadway songs, especially in songs like The Sheik of Avenue B. from the revue The Sheik of Araby . Soon after, he wrote I Wanna Be Loved by You with Herbert Stothart .
They also celebrated success in Hollywood . The duo Ruby & Kalmar became best known for their work on the Marx Brothers films such as Animal Crackers (1928) and The Marx Brothers at War (1933). In 1930 they wrote their most famous track, Three Little Words , which became a jazz standard . Bert Kalmar died in 1947. The film Three Little Words was shot in his honor in 1950 ; Fred Astaire played the role of Kalmar, Red Skelton that of Harry Ruby, who also played a small supporting role. Shortly after the film, Ruby retired from the film business. He also worked as an actor in two films - 1951 in Angels in the Outfield and 1957 in The Story of Mankind as an Indian .
Filmography (selection)
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Film music and film songs
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Web links
- Harry Ruby in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Entry into the Songswriters Hall of Fame
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| SURNAME | Ruby, Harry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter, composer and lyricist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York , NY , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1974 |
| Place of death | Woodland Hills , California , United States |