Editing Ruby Keeler (section)

==Later life==
In 1963, Keeler appeared in ''[[The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)|The Greatest Show on Earth]]'', [[Jack Palance]]'s television series based on the earlier [[Charlton Heston]] [[The Greatest Show on Earth (film)|circus film]] of the same name, and made a brief cameo in the 1970 film ''[[The Phynx]]''. In 1971, Keeler was acclaimed as a star again in the successful Broadway revival of the 1920s musical ''[[No, No, Nanette]]'', opposite [[Jack Gilford]], [[Bobby Van]], [[Helen Gallagher]], and [[Patsy Kelly]]. The production was supervised by Keeler's ''42nd Street'' director [[Busby Berkeley]], adapted and directed by [[Burt Shevelove]], and choreographed by [[Donald Saddler]], who won the Tony Award for his musical staging. Keeler starred in the musical for two seasons on Broadway, followed by two additional years touring in the show.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ovrtur.com/production/2883638| access-date=January 23, 2016| work=Ovtur| title=No, No, Nanette}}</ref> After suffering a brain aneurysm in 1974, she became spokeswoman for the National Stroke Association.<ref name=NYTobit>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/01/arts/ruby-keeler-tap-dancing-actress-is-dead-at-82.html| title=Ruby Keeler, tap dancing actress, is dead at 82 (sic)| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| date=March 3, 1993| access-date=December 25, 2015| first=Stephen| last=Holden}}</ref>

===Honors===
Keeler has a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 6730 [[Hollywood Boulevard]]. In 1979, she was awarded an honorary [[doctor of humane letters]] degree by [[St. Bonaventure University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archives.sbu.edu/general/honorary.htm |title=Honorary Degree Recipients and Commencement Speakers |website=The Archives at St. Bonaventure University |access-date=October 5, 2017}}</ref> In 1992, a Golden Palm Star on the [[Palm Springs Walk of Stars]] was dedicated to her.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf| title=Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated| access-date=January 23, 2016| website=Palm Springs Walk of Stars| url-status=usurped| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013165655/http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf| archive-date=October 13, 2012}}</ref>