About

Known credits:
34
Birthday:
1895-01-27
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Website:
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Harry Ruby

Overview

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Harry Ruby (January 27, 1895 – February 23, 1974) was a Jewish American composer and screenwriter, who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. He was married to actress Eileen Percy.

Ruby was born in New York City. After failing at his early ambition to become a professional baseball player, he toured the vaudeville circuit as a pianist with the Bootblack Trio and the Messenger Boys Trio until meeting the man who would become his longtime partner, lyricist Bert Kalmar. Kalmar and Ruby were a successful songwriting team for nearly three decades until Kalmar's death in 1947, a partnership portrayed in the 1950 MGM musical Three Little Words, starring Fred Astaire as Kalmar and Red Skelton as Ruby.

Known for

Writing
1960 Let's Make Love Writing Lyricist 60
Fair
1952 Lovely to Look At Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1944 Maisie Goes to Reno Writing Story 59
Average
1937 The Life of the Party Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1936 Walking on Air Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1935 Bright Lights Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1934 Kentucky Kernels Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1934 The Circus Clown Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1934 Hips, Hips, Hooray! Writing Story 59
Average
1934 Hips, Hips, Hooray! Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1933 Duck Soup Writing Lyricist 67
Fair
1933 Duck Soup Writing Story 67
Fair
1933 Duck Soup Writing Writer 67
Fair
1932 The Kid from Spain Writing Writer 59
Average
1932 Horse Feathers Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1932 Horse Feathers Writing Lyricist 61
Fair
1931 Broadminded Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1930 The Life of the Party Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1930 Check and Double Check Writing Story 58
Average
1930 Animal Crackers Writing Theatre Play 62
Fair
1930 The Cuckoos Writing Book 59
Average
1930 The Cuckoos Writing Lyricist 59
Average

Sound
1950 Three Little Words Sound Songs 58
Average
1946 A Night in Casablanca Sound Music 61
Fair
1936 Walking on Air Sound Songs 59
Average
1936 Walking on Air Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1934 Kentucky Kernels Sound Songs 58
Average
1934 Hips, Hips, Hooray! Sound Songs 59
Average
1933 Duck Soup Sound Music 67
Fair
1933 So This Is Africa Sound Songs 59
Average
1932 The Kid from Spain Sound Songs 59
Average
1932 Horse Feathers Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
1930 The Cuckoos Sound Songs 59
Average

Crew
1950 Three Little Words Crew Technical Advisor 58
Average