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Also known as Harry Rubenstein

American composer and screenwriter (1895–1974)

Person · Open Library

Works
19

Top works

  • Monkey Business and Duck Soup
  • Animal crackers
  • Oh! What a time for the girlies
  • Harry Ruby letter to Irving Brown
  • Harry Ruby letter to Irving Brown

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Active from
1994

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
626
Total plays
2,138

Tags

jazz50s40stin pan alleycircus-musik

Harry Ruby (January 27, 1895 in New York City – February 23, 1974 in Woodland Hills, California) 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 <a href="https://www.last.fm

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan
1895–1974
Nationality
US
Role / Field
Screenwriters, Pianists, Music publishers, Lyricists, Compositeurs
Language
eng
Gender
Male

Recorded by 28 libraries

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Harry
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Woodland Hills
Languages spoken
English language
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date of birth
1895-01-27
date of death
1974-02-23
ethnic group
American Jews
partner in business or sport
Bert Kalmar
pseudonym
Harry Ruby
name in native language
Harry Rubinstein
Commons category
Harry Ruby
Sources (5)

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