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and 1961. 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 and later, before the war ended, became a department store clerk.

Movie career

In 1951, after several small parts in television and movies such as '' The Vicious Years'' (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

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. 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 '' Crossroads''. The actress also had parts in a number of series including '' Lassie'', '' Annie Oakley'', and ''

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''.

Personal life

A Democrat, she supported the campaign of

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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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. Her death was not widely reported at the time. 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) * '' I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now'' (1947) - Anita (uncredited) * '' Buckaroo from Powder River'' (1947) - Molly Parnell * '' Inner Sanctum'' (1948) - Marie Kembar * '' Beyond the Forest'' (1949) - Switchboard Operator (uncredited) * '' Arctic Fury'' (1949) - Martha Barlow * '' Never Fear'' (1950) - Phyllis Townsend * '' Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone'' (1950) - Nurse on Train (uncredited) * '' The Vicious Years'' (1950) - Giulia * '' Pier 23'' (1951) - Norma Harmon * '' The Big Trees'' (1952) - Alicia Chadwick * '' The Winning Team'' (1952) - Margaret Killefer * ''

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'' (1952) - Copeland's Secretary (uncredited) * '' The Story of Will Rogers'' (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 * '' Fireside Theatre'' (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'' (1955) - Katherine * '' Crossroads'' (1955-1957) - Helen Chamberlain / Mrs. Withersp * '' Navy Log'' (1957) - Lois MacKenzie * '' Mr. Adams and Eve'' (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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