Marilyn Miller (September 1, 1898 – April 7, 1936) was one of the most popular Broadway musical stars of the 1920s and early 1930s. She was an accomplished tap dancer, singer and actress, but it was the combination of these talents that endeared her to audiences. On stage she usually played rags-to-riches Cinderella characters who lived happily ever after. By contrast her personal life was marked by tragedy and illness, ending in her untimely death at age 37.

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  • Marilyn Miller (September 1, 1898 – April 7, 1936) was one of the most popular Broadway musical stars of the 1920s and early 1930s. She was an accomplished tap dancer, singer and actress, but it was the combination of these talents that endeared her to audiences. On stage she usually played rags-to-riches Cinderella characters who lived happily ever after. By contrast her personal life was marked by tragedy and illness, ending in her untimely death at age 37.
  • Marilyn Miller war in den 1920ern ein bekannter US-amerikanischer Musicalstar und eine Stepptänzerin. Erste Prominenz erlangte sie in der Florenz Ziegfeld-Produktion Sally durch ihre Leistung mit dem Lied Look for the Silver Lining. Marilyns größter Erfolg waren ihre zahlreichen Auftritte am Broadway während der Zwanziger Jahre. Ihre Filmkarriere war jedoch nicht erfolgreich; sie wirkte nur in drei Filmen mit: in einer Bearbeitung von Sally (1929), von Sunny (1930) und Her Majesty, Love (1933). Von 1922 bis 1927 war sie mit dem Schauspieler Jack Pickford verheiratet, ein Bruder der Filmdiva Mary Pickford. Über lange Zeit hatte Marilyn Miller unter Kieferhöhlenvereiterung zu leiden; sie starb an Komplikationen bei einer Operation ihrer Nasenhöhlen anno 1936. Marilyn Miller wurde auf dem Friedhof Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx begraben.
  • Marilyn Miller var en amerikansk skuespillerinne, sangerinne og stepper. Hun var en av de mest populære musikalstjernene på Broadway på 1920- og begynnelsen av 1930-tallet. På scenen spilte hun ofte Askepott-historier der rollefiguren hennes gikk fra et vanskelig utgangspunkt, til en lykkelig slutt. Dette var stod i sterk kontrast til hennes virkelige liv, som var preget av sykdom, mislykkede forhold og en økende avhengighet av alkohol. Miller døde 37 år gammel av infeksjoner etter en operasjon i bihulene.
  • Marilyn Miller, eg. Mary Ellen Reynolds, född 1 september 1898 i Evansville, Indiana, USA, död 7 april 1936 i New York, var en amerikansk skådespelerska och dansös. Miller debuterade i Ziegfeld Follies Broadwaymusikal Sally 1920 och gjorde publiksuccé med sången ”Look for the Silver Lining”. Hon medverkade sedan i en rad musikaler på Broadway. Hennes karriär på vita duken var inte lika framgångsrik; hon gjorde endast tre filmer. Mellan 1922 och 1927 var Miller gift med Jack Pickford, yngre bror till Mary Pickford. Marilyn Miller avled i april 1936 av komplikationer efter en bihåleoperation.
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  • Marilyn Miller (September 1, 1898 – April 7, 1936) was one of the most popular Broadway musical stars of the 1920s and early 1930s. She was an accomplished tap dancer, singer and actress, but it was the combination of these talents that endeared her to audiences. On stage she usually played rags-to-riches Cinderella characters who lived happily ever after. By contrast her personal life was marked by tragedy and illness, ending in her untimely death at age 37.
  • Marilyn Miller war in den 1920ern ein bekannter US-amerikanischer Musicalstar und eine Stepptänzerin. Erste Prominenz erlangte sie in der Florenz Ziegfeld-Produktion Sally durch ihre Leistung mit dem Lied Look for the Silver Lining. Marilyns größter Erfolg waren ihre zahlreichen Auftritte am Broadway während der Zwanziger Jahre.
  • Marilyn Miller var en amerikansk skuespillerinne, sangerinne og stepper. Hun var en av de mest populære musikalstjernene på Broadway på 1920- og begynnelsen av 1930-tallet. På scenen spilte hun ofte Askepott-historier der rollefiguren hennes gikk fra et vanskelig utgangspunkt, til en lykkelig slutt. Dette var stod i sterk kontrast til hennes virkelige liv, som var preget av sykdom, mislykkede forhold og en økende avhengighet av alkohol.
  • Marilyn Miller, eg. Mary Ellen Reynolds, född 1 september 1898 i Evansville, Indiana, USA, död 7 april 1936 i New York, var en amerikansk skådespelerska och dansös. Miller debuterade i Ziegfeld Follies Broadwaymusikal Sally 1920 och gjorde publiksuccé med sången ”Look for the Silver Lining”. Hon medverkade sedan i en rad musikaler på Broadway. Hennes karriär på vita duken var inte lika framgångsrik; hon gjorde endast tre filmer.
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