Rubye De Remer

Rubye De Remer (January 9, 1892-March 18, 1984) was an American dancer and actress in silent films from Denver, Colorado.

Born Ruby Burkhardt, 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 motion picture directed by Ivan Abramson. De Remer's abundant physical beauty impeded her attempts to secure quality film roles. The Fox Film production of the comedy, "The Evil Eye" (1920), starred De Remer, Catherine Culvert, and Eugene O'Brien. In 1921 she played a hand organ while a monkey on a leash accompanied her through the streets of New York City. Her character was "Christine" in "Pilgrims of the Night". 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 novel by E. Phillips Oppenheim.

Ideal Beauty

French artist Paul Helleu chose De Remer as his "ideal of American beauty" in 1920. 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. She was his second wife. Her husband had reportedly run through his family fortune by the time of this death.

De Remer's home in the Hollywood hills was called "Sunkist". Its location was so high above the movie colony that it was said "the clouds park right in her front yard."

Death

Rubye De Remer died in Beverly Hills, California in 1984.

References

* 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

*imdb|0211103