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'''Ann Miller''' was born on [[April 12]], [[1923]] (some sources still indicate [[1919]]) and died on [[January 22]], [[2004]]. She was an American dancer, singer and actress, who was christened '''Johnnie Lucille Collier''' in [[Chireno, Texas]] (some sources cite [[Houston, Texas]]).

[[Centuries]]: [[18th century]] - '''[[19th century]]''' - [[20th century]]

She was considered a child dance prodigy. She was given a contract with [[RKO]] allegedly at the tender age of thirteen (she had told them she was eighteen). She became famous for her roles in films such as [[Kiss Me, Kate]], [[Easter Parade]] and [[On the Town]]. Miller was famed for her speed in [[tap dancing]]; she claimed to be able to tap 500 times per minute.

[[Decades]]: [[1840s]] [[1850s]] [[1860s]] [[1870s]] [[1880s]] - '''[[1890s]]''' - [[1900s]] [[1910s]] [[1920s]] [[1930s]] [[1940s]]

Her father (from whom she would become estranged due to his infidelities to her mother) insisted on the name Johnnie because he had wanted a boy, but she was often called Annie. She took up dancing to help exercise her legs to help her [[rickets]]. Her film career effectively ended in [[1956]], but she remained active in the theatre. In [[1979]] she astounded audiences in the [[Broadway]] show [[Sugar Babies]]. In 1983 she won the [[Sarah Siddons Award]] for her work in [[Chicago]] theatre. In 2001 she took her last role as "Coco" in auteur director [[David Lynch]]'s movie [[Mulholland Drive (film)]].

Years: [[1887]] [[1888]] [[1889]] [[1890]] [[1891]] - '''1892''' - [[1893]] [[1894]] [[1895]] [[1896]] [[1897]]

For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Ann Miller has a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 6914 Hollywood Blvd.

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She died at the age of 80 (or 84) from cancer that had spread to her lungs and was interred in the [[Holy Cross Cemetery]] in [[Culver City, California]].

'''Events'''

* November - [[Grover Cleveland]] defeats [[Benjamin Harrison]] in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1892|U.S. presidential election]], marking the first (and only) time a non-incumbent ex-President wins re-election.

* [[Stanley Cup]] donated by Sir [[Frederick Arthur]]

'''Births'''

*[[January 3]] - [[JRR Tolkien]], [[British]] author

*[[September 4]] - [[Darius Milhaud]], [[composer]]

*[[October 9]] - [[Marina Tsvetaeva]], [[Russian people|Russian]] [[poet]]

*[[November 5]] - [[J. B. S. Haldane]], [[British]] [[genetics|geneticist]]

*[[December 4]] - [[Francisco Franco]], dictator of [[Spain]] from [[1939]] until his death in [[1975]].

*[[December 12]] - [[Herman Potocnik|Herman Potočnik Noordung]], [[Slovenes|Slovene]] pioneer of astronautics and cosmonautics, and rocket engineer (+ [[1929]]).

*[[Ernest Brastins]] born in [[Latvia]], religious leader ([[Dievturiba]])

* '''[[France]]''', Death of [[Ernst Renan]], Professor of [[Old Testament]] in the [[Collège de France]]

== Filmography ==

'''Deaths'''

* ''[[Anne of Green Gables]]'' (1934)

*[[February 11]] - [[Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni]], [[composer]].

* ''[[The Good Fairy]]'' (1935)

*[[May 29]] - [[Bahaullah]], Prophet-Founder of the [[Bahai|Bahai Faith]].

* ''[[The Devil on Horseback]]'' (1936)

*[[December 6]] - [[Werner von Siemens]], German inventor and industrialist

* ''[[New Faces of 1937]]'' (1937)

* ''[[The Life of the Party]]'' (1937)

* ''[[Stage Door]]'' (1937)

* ''[[Radio City Revels]]'' (1938)

* ''[[Having Wonderful Time]]'' (1938)

* ''[[You Can't Take It with You]]'' (1938)

* ''[[Room Service]]'' (1938)

* ''[[Tarnished Angel]]'' (1938)

* ''[[Too Many Girls]]'' (1940)

* ''[[Hit Parade of 1941]]'' (1940)

* ''[[Melody Ranch]]'' (1940)

* ''[[Time Out for Rhythm]]'' (1941)

* ''[[Meet the Stars: Stars Past and Present]]'' (1941) (short subject)

* ''[[Screen Snapshots: Series 21, No. 1]]'' (1941) (short subject)

* ''[[Go West, Young Lady]]'' (1941)

* ''[[True to the Army]]'' (1942)

* ''[[Priorities on Parade]]'' (1942)

* ''[[Reveille with Beverly]]'' (1943)

* ''[[What's Buzzin', Cousin?]]'' (1943)

* ''[[Hey, Rookie]]'' (1944)

* ''[[Jam Session]]'' (1944)

* ''[[Carolina Blues]]'' (1944)

* ''[[Eadie Was a Lady]]'' (1945)

* ''[[Eve Knew Her Apples]]'' (1945)

* ''[[The Thrill of Brazil]]'' (1946)

* ''[[Easter Parade]]'' (1948)

* ''[[The Kissing Bandit]]'' (1948)

* ''[[Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City]]'' (1949) (short subject)

* ''[[On the Town]]'' (1949)

* ''[[Watch the Birdie]]'' (1950)

* ''[[Texas Carnival]]'' (1951)

* ''[[Two Tickets to Broadway]]'' (1951)

* ''[[Lovely to Look At]]'' (1952)

* ''[[Small Town Girl]]'' (1953)

* ''[[Calamity Jane]]'' (1953) (bit part)

* ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]'' (1953)

* ''[[Deep in My Heart]]'' (1954)

* ''[[Hit the Deck]]'' (1955)

* ''[[The Opposite Sex]]'' (1956)

* ''[[The Great American Pastime]]'' (1956)

* ''[[Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood]]'' (1976)

* ''[[A Century of Cinema]]'' (1994) (documentary)

* ''[[That's Entertainment! III]]'' (1994)

* ''[[Mulholland Dr.]]'' (2001)

== External links ==

* {{imdb name|id=0587900|name=Ann Miller}}

* [http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3422589.stm BBC obituary]

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