Rubye De Remer

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

Rubye De Remer
Born	Ruby Burkhardt (1892-01-09)January 9, 1892 Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Died	March 17, 1984(1984-03-17) (aged 92) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Years active	1917–1936
Spouse(s)	Ben Throop (1924 - ?)

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.

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.

External links

• Rubye De Remer on IMDb
• Rubye De Remer at Virtual History