Rubye De Remer
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
SpouseBen 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

Rubye De Remer in 1925

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
1917Enlighten Thy DaughterRuth StevensLost film
Tillie Wakes UpMrs. Luella Pipkins
Two Men and a WomanLost film
The Auction BlockLorelei KnightLost film
1918We Should WorryMiss AshtonLost film
Ashes of LoveEthel Woodridge
Pals FirstJean LoganLost film
Life's Greatest ProblemAlice Webster
For FreedomMary FentonLost film
1919The Great RomanceAlthea HanwayLost film
Fires of FaithAgnes Traverse, His FiancéeLost film
Dust of DesireBeth VintonLost film
1920His Temporary WifeAnnabelle RoseLost film
A Fool and His MoneyAlineLost film
The Way Women LoveJudith ReytnardLost film
1921The Passionate PilgrimMiriam CalverlyIncomplete film
LuxuryBlanche YoungLost film
Pilgrims of the NightChristineLost film
1922Unconquered WomanHelen ChapelleLost film
1923The Glimpses of the MoonMrs. Ellie VanderlynLost film
Don't Marry for MoneyMarion WhitneyLost film
1925A Fool and His MoneyLost film
1936The Gorgeous HussyMrs. Bellamy

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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