Ruby Myers

Article summary

Ruby Myers (1907 – 10 October 1983), better known by her stage name Sulochana, was an Indian silent and later Hindi film actress. In her heyday she was one of the highest paid actresses of her time, when she was paired with Dinshaw Billimoria in Imperial Studios films. In the mid-1930s she opened Rubi Pics, a film production house. Myers was awarded the 1973 Dada Saheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema for lifetime achievement.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1907 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1932 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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2. The record states that the date of birth is "1907". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1983". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1932". What evidence would count against this claim?
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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377620885