Marilyn Miller

On stage 10 productions, 18 years

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Worked with more than once12 names

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Also credited on1 work

Ziegfeld Follies

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In the literature8 passages

• Musical plays — those with a modicum of plot — were vehicles for stars. (Oh, Kay was written for Gertrude Lawrence, Sally for Marilyn Miller, Lady Be Good and Funny Face had large dance sections tailored for Fred and Adele Astaire.) The director was on the set to see that everything went smoothly for the star. If he also oversaw that no a…ebooks/Citron, Stephen/Musical From the Inside Out, The - Stephen Citron.txt
• Cast: Marilyn Miller, Eddie Cantor, W. C. Fields, Will Rogers, Harry Kelly, Ann Pennington, Lillian Lorraine, Savoy & Brennan, Fairbanks Twinsebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
• Cast: Marilyn Miller, Eddie Cantor, Bert Williams, Eddie Dowling, Ray Dooley, Johnny Dooley, Delyle Alda, John Steel, Van & Schenck, Mary Hayebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
• Cast: Marilyn Miller, Leon Errol, Walter Catlett, Irving Fisher, Mary Hay, Stanley Ridges, Doloresebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
• Sunny. Esther Howard, Joseph Cawthorn, Dorothy Francis, Clifton Webb, Marilyn Miller, Paul Frawley, Mary Hay, and Jack Donahue. (White)ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
• Cast: Marilyn Miller, Jack Donahue, Clifton Webb, Mary Hay, Joseph Cawhthorn, Paul Frawley, Cliff Edwards, Pert Kelton, Moss & Fontana, Esther Howard, Dorothy Francis, George Olsen Orchestraebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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