Alma Rubens

Actor, Film actor

1897 – 1931

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Who was Alma Rubens?

Alma Rubens was an American film actress and stage performer.

Rubens began her career in the mid 1910s. She quickly rose to stardom in 1916 after appearing opposite Douglas Fairbanks in The Half Breed. For the remainder of the decade, she appeared in supporting roles in comedies and drama. In the 1920s, Rubens developed a drug addiction which eventually ended her career. She died of pneumonia shortly after being arrested on narcotics charge in January 1931.

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Born
Feb 19, 1897
San Francisco
Also known as
  • Alma Genevieve Reubens
  • Alma Genevieve Driscoll
  • Alma Reuben
  • Alma Reubens
  • Alma Ruebens
  • Alma Ruben
  • Alma Rueben
  • Minnie Ginsberg
  • Genevieve Driscoll
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Convent of the Sacred Heart
Lived in
  • San Francisco
Died
Jan 22, 1931
Los Angeles
Resting place
Ararat Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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