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Clara Emma. Birdwell. Miller. Birth. 4 Apr 1892. Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA. Death. 11 Jul 1981 (aged 89) Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA.
She was the only child of mother Clara Emma (née Birdwell) and father John Alfred Collier, a criminal lawyer who represented the Barrow gang, Machine Gun Kelly and Baby Face Nelson. Her maternal grandmother was of Cherokee descent.
Jan 22, 2004 · Miller was born in Chireno, Texas to Clara Emma (née Birdwell) and John Alfred Collier, a criminal lawyer who represented the Barrow Gang, Machine Gun Kelly, and Baby Face Nelson, among others.
Apr 14, 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.
Jan 22, 2004 · Biography. Known professionally as Ann Miller, she was an American dancer, singer, and actress. She is best remembered for her work in the Classical Hollywood cinema musicals of the 1940s and 1950s. Born to Clara Emma Birdwell and John Alfred Collier. Her maternal grandmother was Cherokee.
- April 12, 1923
- January 22, 2004
Actress: Mulholland Drive. 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.
When Clara Emma Birdwell was born on 4 April 1892, in Sabine, Texas, United States, her father, Henry W Birdwell, was 27 and her mother, Alice E Forse, was 23. She married John Alfred Collier on 4 March 1914, in Angelina, Texas, United States.
