Eve Miller (born Marilyn Miller; August 8, 1923 – August 17, 1973) was an American actress who appeared in 41 films between 1945 and

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. She was born in

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, and died in

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. She died by suicide at age 50.

Early life

Born in

, Miller was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stanley Miller and was raised in San Francisco, where her father was a piano salesman. During the early years of

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, Miller worked as a

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in a shipyard. However, before the war ended she had taken a job as a department store clerk, and later as a showgirl, eventually playing at the San Francisco production of The Folies Bergère of 1944. This led to her first role as a showgirl in 1945's '' Diamond Horseshoe''.

Movie career

In 1951, after several small parts in television and movies such as ''

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'' (1950), Miller came to the attention of producer-director Ida Lupino and through her influence was cast in Warner Brothers' '' The Big Trees'', starring opposite

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. Several more parts followed such as '' The Winning Team'' with

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and '' Kansas Pacific'' starring Sterling Hayden. Miller's main work though came in a long string of television roles stretching through the 1950s. She appeared regularly in anthologies such as '' Fireside Theater'', '' Four Star Playhouse'', and ''

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''. The actress also had parts in a number of series including ''

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'', '' Annie Oakley'', and '' Richard Diamond, Private Detective''. However, Miller never achieved a regular role in a TV series. Miller's final appearance was a 1961 role in the crime drama, ''

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''.

Personal life

A Democrat, she supported the campaign of Adlai Stevenson during the 1952 presidential election. In 1954, Miller met Glase Lohman, an actor who had a brief television and movie career in the mid-1950s, and they became engaged. On July 21, 1955, after an argument between the two, Miller attempted suicide by stabbing herself in the abdomen. According to newspapers at the time, she was discovered by police on her kitchen floor, surrounded by letters she had written to Lohman.Profile
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. She was interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery (Hollywood Hills).Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.

Filmography

Film

* '' Diamond Horseshoe'' (1945) - Chorine (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1947) - Anita (uncredited) * '' Buckaroo from Powder River'' (1947) - Molly Parnell * '' Inner Sanctum'' (1948) - Marie Kembar * ''

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'' (1949) - Switchboard Operator (uncredited) * ''

Arctic Fury ''Arctic Fury'' is a 1949 American adventure film directed by Norman Dawn and Fred R. Feitshans Jr. and written by Charles F. Royal, Norton S. Parker, Robert Libott and Frank Burt. The film stars Alfred Delcambre, Eve Miller, Gloria Petroff, Dan ...

'' (1949) - Martha Barlow * '' Never Fear'' (1950) - Phyllis Townsend * ''

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone ''Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone'' is a 1950 comedy/murder mystery film set on board a train. It stars Marjorie Main and James Whitmore. It is based on the short story "Once Upon a Train (The Loco Motive)" by Stuart Palmer and Craig Rice. Plot M ...

'' (1950) - Nurse on Train (uncredited) * ''

'' (1950) - Giulia * '' Pier 23'' (1951) - Norma Harmon * '' The Big Trees'' (1952) - Alicia Chadwick * '' The Winning Team'' (1952) - Margaret Killefer * '' She's Working Her Way Through College'' (1952) - Copeland's Secretary (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1952) - Cora Marshall * '' April in Paris'' (1952) - Marcia Sherman * '' Kansas Pacific'' (1953) - Barbara Bruce * ''The Desperate Women'' (1954) - Woman * '' There's No Business Like Show Business'' (1954) - Hatcheck Girl * '' The Big Bluff'' (1955) - Marsha Jordan * ''

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'' (1955) - (uncredited) * '' Broadway Jungle'' (1955)

Television

* '' Your Show Time'' (1949) * '' The Range Rider'' (1951) - Ruth Wilson / Amy * ''

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'' (1953) - Laura Chadson / Millie / Poetess / Mary * '' Mayor of the Town'' (1954) - Marion Lane * '' Annie Oakley'' (1954-1957) - Kathy Stokes / Laura Stevens / Jane Lester * '' The Lineup'' (1954-1959) - Jane Carstairs / Mrs. Patterson * '' The Whistler'' (1955) - Edith * ''

City Detective ''City Detective'' is a half-hour syndicated crime drama starring Rod Cameron as Bart Grant, a tough 1950s New York City police lieutenant. The show's title was a bit of a misnomer, as Grant fought crime "from Mexico to the Mojave Desert to Ne ...

'' (1955) - Katherine * ''

'' (1955-1957) - Helen Chamberlain / Mrs. Withersp * ''

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'' (1957) - Lois MacKenzie * ''

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'' (1957) - Begum (Episode: "International Affair") * '' Perry Mason'' (1958) - Nora Kelly * '' Frontier Doctor'' (1959) - Paula Mason

References

External links

*
''New York Times'' account of Miller's 1955 suicide attempt
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