π Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to dancer, actress and singer (Ethel) Ruby Keeler who was born on this date; August 25th, 1909 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada πΌπππ¨π¦.
From the short; "Alum and Eve" (1932) ππ.
Warming up the night before the Academy Awards with a Jean Harlow/Pre-Code movie night. "The Public Enemy" (1931) "Hold Your Man" (1933) "Dinner at Eight" (1933).
π¬π§ William Claude Rains took a hiatus from acting when WW1 broke out and volunteered to serve in the London Scottish Regiment. In November of 1916, he was wounded in a gas attack at Vimy. He lost 90% of vision in his right eye and suffered vocal cord damage. He never returned to combat, but continued to serve with the Bedfordshire Regiment. By the end of the war, he had risen to the rank of captain.
Life long friends; Ruby Keeler and Patsy Kelly attending Jack Blue's School of Dance in NYC around 1922/23 and again backstage in the Broadway revival of "No, No, Nanette" in 1971.
π₯ Remembering Dame Vera Margaret Lynn "The Forces' Sweetheart" who passed away today; June 18th, 2020, at the age of 103. We'll meet again Dame Lynn; R.I.P. π¬π§.
π π Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to the beautiful and talented Ginger Rogers. A performer who could do it all; sing, dance and act. Missouri born and Texas raised π π.