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How a forgotten film star became a Broadway hit at 61 by Michael Riedel

Grandmother and retiree Ruby Keeler, 60, was living a quiet life in a small apartment in Southern California when, in 1970, she got an offer she never expected: a starring role in a Broadway musical. As a young performer she'd tap-danced her way from nowhere to fame in such beloved 1930s movie musicals as "42nd...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:06PM on July 8, 2017

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