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As a young performer she’d tap-danced her way from nowhere to fame in such beloved 1930s movie musicals as “42nd Street” and “Footlight Parade.” She’d made headlines with her marriage to singer and actor Al Jolson,

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How a forgotten film star became a Broadway hit at 61 | New York Post

'After Broadway, Keeler starred in two national tours of “Nanette” before a brain aneurysm in 1974 put an end to her dancing. '

' Ruby Keeler died in 1993, at home, surrounded by her family. '

'By 1970, she’d been retired for 30 years. '

'As she descended, beckoning two chorus boys to join her, someone from the audience shouted, “Look — she’s got her tap shoes on!” Then Keeler started to dance. '

'When the number was over, audience members were on their feet, screaming for an encore.“No, No, Nanette” opened on Broadway on Jan. 19, 1971. '

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