Rubye De Remer
| Rubye De Remer | |
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| Born |
Ruby Burkhardt January 9, 1892 Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Died |
March 17, 1984 (aged 92) Beverly Hills, California, USA |
| Years active | 1917–1936 |
| Spouse(s) | Ben Throop (1924 - ?) |
Rubye De Remer (January 9, 1892, Denver, Colorado - March 18, 1984, Beverly Hills, California) was an American dancer and actress in silent films.[1] Born Ruby Burkhardt, she began her stage career with the Midnight Frolic, a Florenz Ziegfeld show, in New York City.
Film actress
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The Way Women Love (1920)
Her first film role came in 1917 in Enlighten Thy Daughter, a picture directed by Ivan Abramson. The Fox Film comedy, The Evil Eye (1920), starred De Remer, Catherine Calvert and Eugene O'Brien. As Christine, in Pilgrims of the Night (1921), she played a hand organ while a monkey on a leash accompanied her through the streets of New York City. She worked for Associated Producers, acting opposite Lewis Stone in a number of films. One of these was Passersby, a Frothingham production, adapted from the E. Phillips Oppenheim novel. Among her final starring films were three features directed by Marcel Perez: The Way Women Love (1920), Luxury (1921), and Unconquered Woman (1922).
Ideal beauty
De Remer's abundant physical beauty impeded her attempts to secure quality roles. French artist Paul Helleu chose De Remer as his ideal of American beauty in 1920. Florenz Ziegfeld called De Remer the most beautiful blonde since Venus.
Marriage
On April 7, 1924, De Remer wed Scranton, Pennsylvania, coal and iron magnate Benjamin Throop 2nd (1889–1935) in Paris, France. Her husband- she was his second wife- reportedly spent the entire family fortune by the time of his death. De Remer's Hollywood Hills home- Sunkist- was so high above the movie colony that it was said the clouds park right in her front yard.
Selected filmography
- Enlighten Thy Daughter (1917)
- The Auction Block (1917)
- Tillie Wakes Up (1917)
- His Temporary Wife (1920)
- The Glimpses of the Moon (1923)
- A Fool and His Money (1925)
- The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
References
- ↑ Rubye De Remer: Broadway Photographs(Univ. of South Carolina)
Sources
- Davenport Democrat and Leader, "Most Persistent Lover Finally Weds Rubye de Remer", April 8, 1924, page 20.
- Fresno Bee Republican, "New York Day By Day", July 3, 1933, page 24.
- Lima News, "Always Merry But Never Bright", July 27, 1930
- Madison Capitol Times, "Movie Notes", June 14, 1921, page 4.
- Olean Times Herald, "Haven", April 5, 1922, page 4.
- Reno Evening Gazette, "Women Taking Off Too Much She Says", April 7, 1920, page 9.
- Sandusky Star Journal, "Has Noted Artist's Idea of Beauty Changed In 8 Years?", December 7, 1920, page 6.
- Washington Post, "Beauty Often a Handicap", August 3, 1919, page 57.
External links
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- Rubye De Remer at the Internet Movie Database
- Rubye De Remer at Virtual History