Ruby Myers
Indian actress (1907–1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ruby Myers (1907 – 10 October 1983), better known by her stage name Sulochana, was an Indian silent film actress of Jewish ancestry, from the community of Baghdadi Jews in India.
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Sulochana | |
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Born | Ruby Myers 1907 |
Died | 10 October 1983(1983-10-10) (aged 75–76) [1] Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
Occupation | actor |
Years active | 1920s–1980s |
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In her heyday she was one of the highest paid actresses of her time, when she was paired with Dinshaw Bilimoria in Imperial Studios films. In the mid-1930 she opened Rubi Pics, a film production house.[2]
Myers was awarded the 1973 Dada Saheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema for lifetime achievement.[3] She adopted a girl and named her Sarah Myers who after marriage was called Vijaylaxmi Shreshtha. Myers died in Mumbai in 1983.[4]