Harry Ruby (January 27, 1895[1] – February 23, 1974) was an American songwriter and screenwriter.
Born in New York, Ruby failed in his early ambition to become a professional baseball player. Touring the vaudeville circuit as a pianist with the Bootblack Trio and the Messenger Boys Trio he met his long-time partner Bert Kalmar. Together, Ruby and Kalmar formed a successful songwriting team until the latter's death in 1947, and this partnership is portrayed in the 1950 MGM musical Three Little Words starring Fred Astaire as Kalmar and Red Skelton as Ruby. He died in Woodland Hills, California. His interment was located at Chapel of the Pines Crematory. "Thinking of You" is a popular song, written by Harry Ruby and Bert Kalmar. It was introduced in the Broadway show, The Five O'Clock Girl (1927). The song had two special periods of popularity: 1928 and 1950, the latter in relation to the release of the MGM film, Three Little Works, based on the life of Kalmar and Ruby. Hit versions of the song were recorded by Eddie Fisher and Don Cherry.
The recording by Don Cherry was released by Decca Records as catalog number 27128. It first reached the.