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Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney. Sugar Babies, with a setting called the Gaiety Burlesque, revived classic vaudeville-era sketches, and used hit songs by Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields, Al Dubin, Ted ...
Apr 13, 2022 · Ann Miller, tap dancer, singer, and actress during the golden age of Hollywood musicals, was born Johnnie Lucille Collier at St. Joseph’s Infirmary in Houston, Texas, on April 12, 1923. She was the daughter of John Alfred Collier and Clara Emma (Birdwell) Collier and was reportedly named Johnnie because her father wanted a son.
Ann Miller. Johnnie Lucille Collier (April 12, 1923 – January 22, 2004), also known as Ann Miller was an American dancer, singer and actress. She played Julie Shelton in the movie Melody Ranch. She played Lois in Kiss Me Kate . Miller was born in Chireno, Texas. She died at age 80 of lung cancer in Los Angeles, California.
Ann Miller was born Johnnie Lucille Collier in Chireno, TX, with the name Johnnie being suggested by her father, a famous criminal defense attorney, who had wanted a boy. Miller learned how to tap dance when she was six years old as a way of strengthening her legs, which had been weakened by a case of rickets.
Miller had her uncredited screen debut in the 1934 film Anne of the Green Gables. She had a few more small uncredited appearances before appearing as herself in the 1937 film New Faces of 1937 alongside Ball as well as up-and-coming Hollywood stars Ginger Rogers and Katherine Hepburn.
Jan 22, 2004 · Ann Miller was born Johnnie Lucille Collier in Chireno, TX on April 12, 1923, with the name Johnnie being suggested by her father, a famous criminal defense attorney, who had wanted a boy. Miller learned how to tap dance when she was six years old as a way of strengthening her legs, which had been weakened by a case of rickets.
Miller's looks and fast tapping (she claimed the record of 500 taps a minute) earned her jobs in vaudeville and night clubs when she first came to Hollywood. She adopted the stage name of Anne Miller. Her early film career included working as a child extra in films and as a chorus girl in a minor musical, "The Devil on Horseback."
