{"product_id":"too-marvelous-for-words-the-life-and-career-of-ruby-keeler-hardcover-edition-by-ed-harbur","title":"TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS: THE LIFE AND CAREER OF RUBY KEELER (HARDCOVER EDITION) by Ed Harbur","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Arial;\n\tpanose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073711037 9 0 511 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\n\tpanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:1;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:roman;\n\tmso-font-format:other;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Calibri;\n\tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536870145 1073786111 1 0 415 0;}\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\np.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-unhide:no;\n\tmso-style-qformat:yes;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tmso-default-props:yes;\n\tfont-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;\n\tmso-header-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-footer-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n--\u003eToo Marvelous for Words The Life and Career of\nRuby Keeler by Ed Harbur\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003eISBN  9781629331096\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003eCome and meet those dancing feet! The lyrics from “42\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e Street” still evoke fantastic memories of Busby Berkeley and actress, dancer, and singer Ruby Keeler, who is best-known for starring with Dick Powell in musicals produced at Warner Bros., notably \u003ci\u003e42nd Street\u003c\/i\u003e (1933), \u003ci\u003eGolddiggers of 1933 \u003c\/i\u003e(1933), \u003ci\u003eFootlight Parade\u003c\/i\u003e (1933), \u003ci\u003eFlirtation Walk\u003c\/i\u003e (1934), and \u003ci\u003eGo Into Your Dance \u003c\/i\u003e(1935).  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003eRuby’s life and career was no tap dance. Underage at fourteen, she first danced where the underworld meet the elite in New York speakeasies during the Prohibition Era. Plucked from obscurity and thrust onto Broadway in musicals, she captured the attention of Florenz Ziegfeld, and she soon appeared in his \u003ci\u003eWhoopee!\u003c\/i\u003e with Eddie Cantor and \u003ci\u003eShow Girl\u003c\/i\u003e (1929) with Jimmy Durante.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003eTopsy turvy Hollywood converted to talking pictures that were first popularized by Al Jolson in \u003ci\u003eThe Jazz Singer\u003c\/i\u003e (1927). Jolson met Ruby, and their eleven-year turbulent marriage swept the two of them into widely publicized movie successes, yet their acclaim stood on shaky ground.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003eIn this first-ever book by actor and singer Ed Harbur, discover Ruby’s childhood, her early career, her idyllic second marriage, and her phenomenal return to Broadway after twenty-seven years to star in \u003ci\u003eNo, No, Nanette\u003c\/i\u003e. Tragedy followed the triumph, when Ruby suffered a life-threatening stroke, yet she emerged to enjoy a long and successful recovery and served as a champion advocate for stroke victims. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003eThe four-part book spans sections devoted to Biography, Film Appearances, Stage Appearances, and TV and Short Subject Appearances. Illustrated with hundreds of never before seen photographs, including stage and screen productions and candid shots of Ruby at work and in private life. Index. Bibliography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\"Too Marvelous for Words: The Life and Career of Ruby Keeler by Ed Harbur serves as a valentine to one of the most beloved stars of the stage and screen. Known to film buffs as the wife of the great Al Jolson, I was pleased to see Ruby receiving her due considering she is often overshadowed by Jolson's larger-than-life career. She sacrificed her principals and refused to follow the dictum of Hollywood, and documents the details behind her recovery from a severe brain aneurysm. The first 128 pages focuses on her biography, loaded with archival photographs, followed by extensive documentary on each of her motion-pictures. If Keeler was nervous behind the camera, Harbur found evidence and documented it. This is the kind of book you pull off the shelf when Turner Classic Movies screens Ruby Keeler movies, so you can read the behind-the-scenes making-of before the movie begins.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Martin Grams Jr.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBook review by James Neibaur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eFrom the New York Post: How a Forgotten Film Star Became a Broadway Hit at 61\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48919707156712,"sku":"ncy1787307961783","price":29.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/3991\/9848\/files\/too-marvelous-for-words-the-life-and-career-of-ruby-keeler-hardcover-edition-by-_1.jpg?v=1787307968","url":"https:\/\/elitebagfashion.shop\/products\/too-marvelous-for-words-the-life-and-career-of-ruby-keeler-hardcover-edition-by-ed-harbur","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}