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Alma Rubens (born Alma Genevieve Reubens; February 19, 1897 – January 21, 1931) was an American film actress and stage performer. Rubens began her career in the mid 1910s. She quickly rose to stardom in 1916 after appearing opposite Douglas Fairbanks in The Half-Breed.
Alma Rubens was a silent film actress who starred in The Firefly of Tough Luck (1917) and The Rejected Woman (1924). She died of pneumonia in 1931 at age 33, after struggling with heroin addiction.
Today, Alma Rubens is remembered not for her films or versatility as an actress, but for the demons that plagued her and ultimately ended her life. Born in San Francisco in 1897, Rubens appeared in nearly 60 films for the Triangle, Famous Players, Cosmopolitan, and Fox studios.
Jul 24, 2011 · Alma Rubens was a major film star by age 19 in 1916 after co-starring in a couple of Douglas Fairbanks hits. She already had two husbands behind her by the time of her January 1926 marriage to Cortez and was by that time, by her own account, already a drug addict.
Alma Rubens. Actress: The Rejected Woman. Alma Rubens was born Alma Genevieve Reubens in San Francisco, California. She was interested in entertaining at an early age. Like most young girls, she enjoyed fantasy play acting and by the time she was 19 had become a full-fledged star.
Alma Rubens was a blonde star of over 40 silent films who died in 1931 from heroin addiction. She had a musical-comedy background and appeared in Intolerance, Humoresque, and Show Boat.
Alma Rubens was an American film actress and stage performer who starred in silent movies with Douglas Fairbanks. She died of pneumonia in 1931 after a drug addiction and a narcotics arrest.
