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Ruby Elzy
Ruby Elzy was an American operatic soprano and actress, known for her roles in the Broadway productions of Porgy and Bess and Rose-Marie. She also appeared in several films, including Hallelujah! and Emperor Jones. Elzy was one of the first African-American women to perform at the Metropolitan Opera. She died in 1943 at the age of 35.
Titles credited to Ruby Elzy
The Emperor Jones
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
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