Rubye De Remer

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Rubye De Remer
Rubye De Remer 1921.jpg
Born
Ruby Burkhardt

(1892-01-09)January 9, 1892
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
DiedMarch 17, 1984(1984-03-17) (aged 92)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Years active1917–1936
Spouse(s)Ben Throop (1924 - ?)

Rubye De Remer (born Ruby Burkhard; January 9, 1892 – March 18, 1984)[1] was an American dancer and actress in silent films.[2] She began her stage career with the Midnight Frolic, a Florenz Ziegfeld show, in New York City.

Film actress[]

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[]

French artist Paul Helleu chose De Remer as his ideal of American beauty in 1920.[3] Florenz Ziegfeld called De Remer the most beautiful blonde since Venus.[citation needed]

Marriage[]

On April 7, 1924, De Remer wed Scranton, Pennsylvania, coal and iron magnate Dr. 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.

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
1917 Enlighten Thy Daughter Ruth Stevens
1917 Tillie Wakes Up Mrs. Luella Pipkins
1917 Two Men and a Woman
1917 The Auction Block Lorelei Knight
1918 We Should Worry Miss Ashton
1918 Ashes of Love Ethel Woodridge
1918 Pals First Jean Logan
1918 Life's Greatest Problem Alice Webster
1918 For Freedom Mary Fenton
1919 The Great Romance Althea Hanway
1919 Fires of Faith Agnes Traverse, His Fiancée
1919 Dust of Desire Beth Vinton
1920 His Temporary Wife Annabelle Rose
1920 A Fool and His Money Aline
1920 The Way Women Love Judith Reytnard
1921 The Passionate Pilgrim Miriam Calverly
1921 Luxury Blanche Young
1921 Pilgrims of the Night Christine
1922 Unconquered Woman Helen Chapelle
1923 The Glimpses of the Moon Mrs. Ellie Vanderlyn
1923 Don't Marry for Money Marion Whitney
1925 A Fool and His Money
1936 The Gorgeous Hussy Mrs. Bellamy (final film role)

References[]

  1. ^ Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-7864-0983-9. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Rubye De Remer: Broadway Photographs(Univ. of South Carolina)
  3. ^ "Rubye De Remer is Chosen as Premier American Beauty: French Artist's Decision Reached After Careful Search - Star Working in Arrow Picture". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 11 (25): 44. December 18, 1920.

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.

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