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Ann Miller(1923-2004)

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Ann Miller
A reflective account on the life and work of Catalonian filmmaker Josep Torella i Pineda. This documentary, shot from the perspective of a young, filmmaking ingenue, lends itself to gently initiate the spectator from the life and work of the man into a revealing look at his career not merely as a filmmaker and angry writer but also as Josep Torella the friend, husband, confidant and patriarch as told by those closest to him.
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Torrella, una vida pel cinema (1997)
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Ann Miller was born Johnnie Lucille Ann Collier on April 12, 1923 in Chireno, Texas. She lived there until she was nine, when her mother left her philandering father and moved with Ann to Los Angeles, California. Even at that young age, she had to support her mother, who was hearing-impaired and unable to hold a job. After taking tap-dancing lessons, she got jobs dancing in various Hollywood nightclubs while being home-schooled. Then, in 1937, RKO asked her to sign on as a contract player, but only if she could prove she was 18. Though she was really barely 14, she managed to get hold of a fake birth certificate, and so was signed on, playing dancers and ingénues in such films as Stage Door (1937), You Can't Take It with You (1938), Room Service (1938) and Too Many Girls (1940). In 1939, she appeared on Broadway in "George White's Scandals" and was a smash, staying on for two years. Eventually, RKO released her from her contract, but Columbia Pictures snapped her up to appear in such World War II morale boosters as True to the Army (1942) and Reveille with Beverly (1943). When she decided to get married, Columbia released her from her contract. The marriage was sadly unhappy and she was divorced in two years. This time, MGM picked her up, showcasing her in such films as Easter Parade (1948), On the Town (1949) and Kiss Me Kate (1953). In the mid-1950s, she asked to leave to marry again, and her request was granted. This marriage didn't last long, either, nor did a third. Ann then threw herself into work, appearing on television, in nightclubs and on the stage. She was a smash as the last actress to headline the Broadway production of "Mame" in 1969 and 1970, and an even bigger smash in "Sugar Babies" in 1979, which she played for nine years, on Broadway and on tour. She has cut back in recent years, but did appear in the Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn, New Jersey) production of Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" in 1998, in which she sang the song "I'm Still Here", a perfect way to sum up the life and career of Ann Miller. On January 22, 2004, Ann Miller died at age 80 of lung cancer and was buried at the Holy Cross Cemetary in Culver City, California.
BornApril 12, 1923
DiedJanuary 22, 2004(80)
BornApril 12, 1923
DiedJanuary 22, 2004(80)
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Ginger Rogers and Ann Miller in Stage Door (1937)
Fred Astaire and Ann Miller in Easter Parade (1948)
Ann Miller in Easter Parade (1948)
Richard Beavers and Ann Miller in Easter Parade (1948)
Ann Miller in Easter Parade (1948)
Ann Miller in Easter Parade (1948)
Ann Miller in Easter Parade (1948)
Ann Miller in Easter Parade (1948)
Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Ann Miller, and Dick Simmons in Easter Parade (1948)
Ann Miller in Easter Parade (1948)
Peter Lawford, Ann Miller, and Jules Munshin in Easter Parade (1948)
Fred Astaire and Ann Miller in Easter Parade (1948)

Known for

Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)
Mulholland Drive
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  • Coco
  • 2001
James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, Spring Byington, Edward Arnold, Mischa Auer, Samuel S. Hinds, Donald Meek, Ann Miller, and H.B. Warner in You Can't Take It with You (1938)
You Can't Take It with You
7.8
  • Essie Carmichael
  • 1938
Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, and Vera-Ellen in On the Town (1949)
On the Town
7.3
  • Claire Huddesen
  • 1949
Ann Miller in Reveille with Beverly (1943)
Reveille with Beverly
6.6
  • Beverly Ross
  • 1943

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Actress

  • Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)
    Mulholland Drive
  • Laura Harring, Michael J. Anderson, and Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)
    Mulholland Dr.
  • Tim Allen, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Patricia Richardson, Zachery Ty Bryan, Earl Hindman, and Taran Noah Smith in Home Improvement (1991)
    Home Improvement
  • Joe Alaskey, Maureen Flannigan, Doug McClure, and Donna Pescow in Out of This World (1987)
    Out of This World
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
  • Bruce Dern, Madeline Kahn, and Augustus von Schumacher in Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
  • Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
  • Dames at Sea (1971)
    Dames at Sea
  • Dan Rowan and Dick Martin (aka Rowan & Martin) 1975
    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
    • (uncredited)
  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
  • Anne Francis, Tom Ewell, and Ann Miller in The Great American Pastime (1956)
    The Great American Pastime
  • Leslie Nielsen, June Allyson, Joan Blondell, Joan Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Dolores Gray, Sam Levene, Ann Miller, and Ann Sheridan in The Opposite Sex (1956)
    The Opposite Sex
  • Debbie Reynolds, Jane Powell, Vic Damone, Tony Martin, Ann Miller, and Russ Tamblyn in Hit the Deck (1955)
    Hit the Deck
  • Deep in My Heart (1954)
    Deep in My Heart
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre

Additional Crew

  • That's Entertainment III: Behind the Screen (1994)
    That's Entertainment III: Behind the Screen

Soundtrack

  • That's Entertainment! III (1994)
    That's Entertainment! III
    • (uncredited)
  • That's Dancing! (1985)
    That's Dancing!
  • Unhinged (1982)
    Unhinged
  • The 36th Annual Tony Awards
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
  • The 34th Annual Tony Awards
  • That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
    That's Entertainment, Part II
    • (uncredited)
  • That's Entertainment! (1974)
    That's Entertainment!
    • (uncredited)
  • Dames at Sea (1971)
    Dames at Sea
  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)
    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  • Debbie Reynolds, Jane Powell, Vic Damone, Tony Martin, Ann Miller, and Russ Tamblyn in Hit the Deck (1955)
    Hit the Deck
    • (uncredited)
  • Deep in My Heart (1954)
    Deep in My Heart
  • Kiss Me Kate (1953)
    Kiss Me Kate
    • (uncredited)
  • Jane Powell, Farley Granger, Ann Miller, and Bobby Van in Small Town Girl (1953)
    Small Town Girl
    • (uncredited)
  • Lovely to Look At (1952)
    Lovely to Look At
    • (uncredited)

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On the Town Official Trailer
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Easter Parade
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Easter Parade
Too Many Girls
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Too Many Girls
Watch the Birdie
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Kiss Me Kate
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Torrella, una vida pel cinema (1997)
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Torrella, una vida pel cinema (1997)

Personal details

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    • Official Site
    • April 12, 1923
    • Chireno, Texas, USA
    • January 22, 2004
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(lung cancer)
    • May 25, 1961 - May 10, 1962 (annulled)
  • Other works
    In 1969 she starred in a Florida production of the musical "Mame", which led to her becoming the last actress to headline the Broadway production of that show later that year and in 1970, before it finally closed (she replaced Jane Morgan, who had replaced Janis Paige, who had replaced Angela Lansbury),
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    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 4 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    On an interview on Turner Classic Movies, she told a story about how each time she needed to dress for a dance on screen, the tops of her stockings needed to be sewn to the costume she was wearing. This was a tedious process and needed to be repeated each time there was a run, etc. One day, she suggested to the man supplying the stockings that he add a top to the stockings so they could be worn as one piece... and that's how pantyhose was born.
  • Quotes
    [In 1979 interview] I have worked like a dog all my life, honey. Dancing, as Fred Astaire said, is next to ditch-digging. You sweat and you slave and the audience doesn't think you have a brain in your head.
    • Long legs and fast tap dance routines

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