Harry Ruby

Harry Ruby (October 29 1895 – February 23 1974) was an American songwriter and screenwriter.

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October 29 - 1895 - February 23 - 1974 - American - Songwriter - Screenwriter

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Born in New York, Ruby failed in his early ambition to become a professional baseball player. Touring the vaudeville circuit as a pianist with the Bootblack Trio and the Messenger Boys Trio he met his long-time partner Bert Kalmar. Together, Ruby and Kalmar formed a successful songwriting team until the latter's death in 1947.

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New York - Baseball - Vaudeville - Pianist - Bootblack Trio - Messenger Boys Trio - Bert Kalmar - 1947

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Harry Ruby died in Woodland Hills, California.

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Music by Ruby can be heard in the films:

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• Animal Crackers (1930)
• Horse Feathers (1932)
• Duck Soup (1933)
• Bright Lights (1935)
• Walking on Air (1936)

Ruby also screenwrote such works as:

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• The Kid from Spain (1932)
• Horse Feathers (1932)
• Duck Soup (1933)
• Bright Lights (1935)
• A Night at the Opera (1935)
• Walking on Air (1936)
• The Life of the Party (1937)
• Lovely to Look at (1952)

In his 1972 concert at Carnegie Hall, Groucho Marx presented this intro and a song of Ruby's that he liked:

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1972 - Carnegie Hall - Groucho Marx

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I have a friend in Hollywood... I think I do, but I'm not sure. His name is Harry Ruby and he wrote a lot of songs that I've sung over the years...

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:Today, Father, is Father's Day

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:And we're giving you a tie

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:It's not much we know

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:It is just our way of showing you

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:We think you're a regular guy

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:You say that it was nice of us to bother

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:But it really was a pleasure to fuss

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:For according to our mother

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:You're our father

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:And that's good enough for us

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:Yes, that's good enough for us

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