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Harry Ruby ( October 29 1895 – February 23 1974 ) was an American Songwriter and Screenwriter . Born in New York , Ruby failed in his early ambition to become a professional Baseball player. Touring the Vaudeville circuit as a Pianist with the Bootblack Trio and the Messenger Boys Trio he met his long-time partner Bert Kalmar . Together, Ruby and Kalmar formed a successful songwriting team until the latter's death in 1947 , and this partnership is portrayed in the 1950 MGM musical '' Three Little Words '' starring Fred Astaire and Red Skelton . Harry Ruby died in Woodland Hills, California . Music by Ruby can be heard in the films:
Ruby also screenwrote such works as:
Ruby's works on Broadway include the following:
In his 1972 concert at Carnegie Hall , Groucho Marx presented this intro and a song of Ruby's that he liked: ''I have a friend in Hollywood... I think I do, but I'm not sure. His name is Harry Ruby [applause and he wrote a lot of songs that I've sung over the years...'' :Today, Father, is Father's Day :And we're giving you a tie :It's not much we know :It is just our way of showing you :We think you're a regular guy :You say that it was nice of us to bother :But it really was a pleasure to fuss :For according to our mother :You're our father :And that's good enough for us :Yes, that's good enough for us HIT SONGS BY KALMAR AND RUBY
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