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Also known as Harry Rubenstein

American composer and screenwriter (1895–1974)

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Within Vinony's link graph, Harry Ruby is referenced by 297 other articles, and connects out to musical, New York City and Los Angeles.

Vinony files it under 1895 births, 1974 deaths and 20th-century American composers.

Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.

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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date of birth
1895-01-27
date of death
1974-02-23
pseudonym
Harry Ruby
name in native language
Harry Rubinstein
Commons category
Harry Ruby
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