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Ann Miller
American actress and dancer (1923–2004)
For other people with similar names, see Anne Miller.
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| Born | Johnnie Lucille Collier (1923-04-12)April 12, 1923 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | January 22, 2004(2004-01-22) (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1934–2001 |
| Spouses | Reese Llewellyn Milner (m. 1946; div. 1947)Bill Moss (m. 1958; div. 1961)Arthur Cameron (m. 1961; div. 1962) |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Hollywood Walk of Fame |
Ann Miller (born Johnnie Lucille Collier; April 12, 1923 – January 22, 2004) was an American actress and dancer. She is best remembered for her work in the classical Hollywood cinemamusicals of the 1940s and 1950s. Her early film work included roles in Room Service with the Marx Brothers and Frank Cap
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Reports of her age varied. For years, her birth date was listed as April 12, 1919. However, recently it became clear that, as a teenager, she lied about her age in order to work, and that her real year of birth was 1923, making her 80 at her death. The U.S. census taken in 1930 gives her age as 7 years, according to IMDB.com.
Ms. Miller was part of the golden age of MGM movie musicals. Among her films were "Easter Parade," "Hit the Deck," and "Small Town Girl." She is regarded as the best and fastest female tap dancer Hollywood had ever seen, a hoofer who could fit in a dozen steps within a single second.
She staged a major comeback in 1979 when she starred with Mickey Rooney, another former MGM star, in Sugar Babies. The show, conceived by Ralph G. Allen and Harry Rigby and directed and choreographed by Ernest Flatt, was an affectionate and nostalgic look at the age of burlesque. The revue gave the still spry Miller plenty of chances to show off her well-preserved legs and dancing chops. It ran for 1,208 performances and Miller later headed a to
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Ann Miller
The star of forty motion pictures and Broadway shows, national tours and innumerable television appearances, Ann Miller has been tap dancing since her earliest childhood days.
Ann began her Hollywood career at age eleven, and with her vibrant personality, great legs and her tap dancing, won a seven year contract with R.K.O. at the age of thirteen (claiming to be eighteen). She was so remarkable that by age fourteen, she played Ginger Roger's dancing partner in "Stage Door", which started a Motion Picture Career that spanned 20 years. During that period, Ann appeared in more than 40 films. At fifteen, Ann was "borrowed" by Columbia to appear with James Stewart and Jean Arthur in "You Can't Take It With You" which won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1938. That same year, back at R.K.O., she appeared with the Marx Brothers in "Room Service". She left R.K.O. and starred on Broadway in the George White Scandals of 1939 and 1940. Following her initial contract with R.K.O., Ann came back to appear in the Rogers and Hart musical, "Too Many Girls". She went on to make
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