Alma Rubens (born Alma Genevieve Reubens; February , â€" January , )
was an American film actress and stage performer.Rubens began her
career in the mid s. She quickly rose to stardom in 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
s, Rubens developed a drug addiction which eventually ended her
career. She died of lobar pneumonia and bronchitis shortly after being
arrested for cocaine possession in January .Alma Genevieve Reubens was
born on February , , to John B. and Theresa (née Hayes) Reubens in
San Francisco, California. Her father, John Reubens, born in in
Germany, was Jewish, and emigrated to the United States in . Alma
vehemently denied any Jewish heritage throughout her lifetime however.
Her mother was of Irish Catholic descent. She and her elder sister,
Hazel (born ) were raised in their mother's faith and attended Sacred
Heart Convent in San Francisco.
was an American film actress and stage performer.Rubens began her
career in the mid s. She quickly rose to stardom in 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
s, Rubens developed a drug addiction which eventually ended her
career. She died of lobar pneumonia and bronchitis shortly after being
arrested for cocaine possession in January .Alma Genevieve Reubens was
born on February , , to John B. and Theresa (née Hayes) Reubens in
San Francisco, California. Her father, John Reubens, born in in
Germany, was Jewish, and emigrated to the United States in . Alma
vehemently denied any Jewish heritage throughout her lifetime however.
Her mother was of Irish Catholic descent. She and her elder sister,
Hazel (born ) were raised in their mother's faith and attended Sacred
Heart Convent in San Francisco.
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