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{{short description|American opera singer}}

[[Image:Ruby Elzy (1935).jpg|thumb|right|Ruby Elzy in 1935. Photo by [[Carl Van Vechten]].]]

'''Ruby Pearl Elzy''' (February 20, 1908 &ndash; June 26, 1943) was an American [[opera]]tic [[soprano]]. She appeared on stage and in films. She recorded on albums before her death in her 30s from surgery to remove a benign tumor.