Harry Ruby

Career overview

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Task: Write a 180-260 word career overview of Harry Ruby (Writing).
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Use ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
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Plain text, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Length: 180-260 words.
Structure: 2-3 short paragraphs.
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[1] TMDB: Birthday Jan 27, 1895. Death Feb 23, 1974 (79 years old). Birthplace NYC. Known for Writing. 23 known credits.
[2] TMDB/Wikipedia: Jewish American composer and screenwriter. Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. Married to actress Eileen Percy. Born in NYC.
[3] IMDb: As 'Harry Ruby', Harry Rubenstein was a 'song plugger' for Gus Edwards and for George Gershwin at Jerome H. Remick's, the Detroit music publishing firm. Unfulfilled ambitions to be professional baseball player. Worked vaudeville circuit as a pianist with The Bootblack Trio and The Messenger Boys Trio (implied by text snippet "The Mes").
[4] Ruby Dee: Irrelevant (different person).
Paragraph 1: Early life and early career.
Harry Ruby, born Harry Rubenstein, was a Jewish American composer and screenwriter born in New York City on January 27, 1895. Before his career in music and film, he had ambitions to become a professional baseball player. He worked as a song plugger for Gus Edwards and for George Gershwin at the Detroit music publishing firm Jerome H. Remick's. Ruby also toured the vaudeville circuit as a pianist, performing with The Bootblack Trio and The Messenger Boys Trio.
Paragraph 2: Songwriting partnership and achievements.
Ruby formed a successful songwriting partnership with lyricist Bert Kalmar that lasted for nearly three decades until Kalmar's death in 1947. This partnership was portrayed in the 1950 MGM musical Three Little Words, which featured Fred Astaire as Kalmar. Ruby was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. He is credited with 23 works in his professional history. Ruby was married to actress Eileen Percy. He died on February 23, 1974, at the age of 79.
Draft 1 Word Count Check:
"Harry Ruby, born Harry Rubenstein, was a Jewish American composer and screenwriter born in New York City on January 27, 1895. Before his career in music and film, he had ambitions to become a professional baseball player. He worked as a song plugger for Gus Edwards and for George Gershwin at the Detroit music publishing firm Jerome H. Remick's. Ruby also toured the vaudeville circuit as a pianist, performing with The Bootblack Trio and The Messenger Boys Trio.

Ruby formed a successful songwriting partnership with lyricist Bert Kalmar that lasted for nearly three decades until Kalmar's death in 1947. This partnership was portrayed in the 1950 MGM musical Three Little Words, which featured Fred Astaire as Kalmar. Ruby was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. He is credited with 23 works in his professional history. Ruby was married to actress Eileen Percy. He died on February 23, 1974, at the age of 79."
Word Count: ~165 words. (Too short. Need to expand to 180-260).
Expansion Strategy: Add more details from the text.
Mention the specific role of "writing" as his known