Alma Rubens
Alma Rubens (born Alma Genevieve Reubens; February 19, 1897 – January 21, 1931) was an American film actress and stage performer.
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| Born | Alma Genevieve Reubens February 19, 1897 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 21, 1931 (aged 33) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mountain View Cemetery |
| Other names | Alma Ruben Alma Reubens Genevieve Driscoll Rosa LaFrance |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1913–1929 |
| Spouses | Ricardo Cortez
(m. 1926; sep. 1930) |
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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 she developed a drug addiction that eventually ended her career. She died of lobar pneumonia and bronchitis shortly after being arrested for cocaine possession in January 1931.
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