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Ann Miller

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Actor 1923–2004 On stage 1939–1979

Ann Miller (born Johnnie Lucille Collier; April 12, 1923 – January 22, 2004) was an American actress and dancer. She was widely known for her work in the classical Hollywood cinema musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, including her roles in Room Service with the Marx Brothers and Frank Capra's You Can't Take It with You, both released in 1938. She later starred in the musical classics Easter Parade (1948), On the Town (1949), and Kiss Me Kate (1953). Her final film role was in Mulholland Drive (2001). Miller received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. The Daily Telegraph named her among the greatest actors to never receive an Academy Award nomination.

On stage 3 productions, 40 years

1939 George White's Scandals [1939] Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by William K. Wells 120 perf.
1966 Mame Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by Gene Saks 1,508 perf.
1979 Sugar Babies Mark Hellinger Theatre · Original · directed by Ernest Flatt, Rudy Tronto 1,208 perf.

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On the Town

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In the literature8 passages

  • Kiss Me, Kate , 1953 film. Cole Porter (Ron Randell), Lilli Vanessi (Kathryn Grayson), Lois Lane (Ann Miller), and Fred Graham (Howard Keel) in Fred’s apartment after a run-through of “So In Love.”ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • Film cast (1953) : Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson, Ann Miller, Bobby Van, Tommy Rall, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Bob Fosse, André Previn (conductor). MGM 3077. Added: “From This Moment On,” dropped from Out of This World .ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • FILM (MGM 1953) : Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Tommy Rall, Bobby Van, Bob Fosse, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Carol Haney. Screenplay by Dorothy Kingsley. Produced by Jack Cummings. Directed by George Sidney. Choreography by Hermes Pan (Bob Fosse uncredited). Deleted songs: “Another Opnin,’ Another Show,” “Bianca,” “I A…ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • The film adaptation (which was released “flat” and in 3-D) was a mixed blessing. The leading roles were solid: Howard Keel was a virile Fred, Ann Miller a saucy Lois, and rounding out her suitors was the dashing trio of Tommy Rall (Bill), Bob Fosse (Hortensio), and Bobby Van (Gremio), Even Kathryn Grayson was splendid: Lili was her finest…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • And yet Ann Miller did have a couple of Broadway appearances on her résumé. In George White Scandals of 1939, she participated in one duet in act 1 and tap-danced in act 2. When Miller left the show after a few months, no effort was made to replace her; both the duet and dance were dropped, implying that no one could follow her.ebooks/Filichia, Peter/B007L4OWCU EBOK - Peter Filichia.txt
  • Ann Miller’s first name was actually Johnnie, because her father, John Collier, desperately wanted a son and a junior. The best he could get was Johnnie Lucille Ann Collier.ebooks/Filichia, Peter/B007L4OWCU EBOK - Peter Filichia.txt

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