After her marriage to al jolson she moved to hollywood and become a star in warners musicals opposite dick powell.
Ruby keeler al jolson jr.
Jolson resented this and never really got close to the boy.
Ruby keeler started as a dancer on broadway.
In the summer of 1928 al jolson was in his early forties was the toast of broadway and had found great success while starring in the first full length hollywood talkie the jazz singer.
The house that jolson built.
1935 march 18 1935.
After divorcing al jolson ruby keeler married john lowe and at age 14 sonny boy became albert peter lowe.
Seemed more attracted to ruby than al as many children seem to prefer one parent over another.
From 1928 to 1940 she was married to actor and singer al jolson she retired from show business in the 1940s but made a widely publicized.
According to jolson biographers al jr.
After her marriage to al jolson she moved to hollywood and become a star in warners musicals opposite dick powell after her divorce from jolson she retired for almost 30 years until she appeared in no no nanette on broadway in 1971 under the direction of busby berkeley.
Though al called him sonny boy and had a tumultuous relationship.
His nickname was sonny boy or sonny.
In 1935 al and ruby adopted a son jolson s first child whom they named al jolson jr in 1939 however despite a marriage that was considered to be more successful than his previous ones keeler left jolson.
Sweetheart of the campus.
Ethel ruby keeler august 25 1909 february 28 1993 was a canadian american actress dancer and singer most famous for her on screen pairing with dick powell in a string of successful early musicals at warner brothers particularly 42nd street 1933.
According to jolson biographers al jr.
Adopted a child named al jolson jr.
Ruby keeler was al jolson s third wife.
After divorcing al jolson ruby keeler married john lowe and at age 14 sonny boy became albert peter lowe.
Adopted son of al jolson ruby keeler and originally named al jolson jr.
Albert peter lowe passed away at age 72 in november 2007.
Following the divorce of jolson keeler ruby keeler remarried and al jolson jr.
Seemed more attracted to ruby than al as many children seem to prefer one parent over another.
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Jolson accepted ziegfeld s offer and during their tour with ziegfeld the two started dating and were married on september 21 1928.
After her divorce from jolson she retired for almost 30 years until she appeared in no no nanette on broadway in 1971 under the direction of busby berkeley.
Fans are still showing up at the 27 room 2 5 million encino ranch where al jolson carried ruby keeler across the threshold by bevis hillier.
