Ann Miller
Ann Miller Trivia
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Trivia
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Ann was married to actor Bill Moss between 1958-1961.
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Ann was 5'7" (1.7m) tall.
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When Ann was 13, she told the producers at RKO studios that she was 18 in order to gain a contract.
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Ann once held a world record for performing 500 taps per minute.
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Ann's grandmother on her mothers side was a Cherokee.
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Ann was rumoured to have slept with Louis B Mayer, the leader of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Her parents were named John and Clara.
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Ann is buried at Holy Cross Cemetary, California.
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Ann has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6914 Hollywood Blvd.
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Ann believes that she was Queen Hathshepsut of Egypt in a past life.
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Ann was nicknamed Johnnie by her father who was expecting a boy when her mother was pregnant.
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Ann only began dancing as a way to strengthen her legs after suffering from rickets.
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Ann's favourite film role of hers was in the movie musical Kiss Me Kate.
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Ann suffered a miscarriage after falling down a flight of stairs during a fight with her husband.
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Ann: I have worked like a dog all my life, honey. Dancing, as Fred Astaire said, is next to ditch-digging. You sweat and you slave and the audience doesn't think you have a brain in your head.
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Ann: When you work the way I work - that means hard - there's no time for play.
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Ann: At MGM, I always played the second feminine lead; I was never the star in films, I was the brassy, good-hearted showgirl. I never really had my big moment on the screen.
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Ann: I never played politics, I was never a party girl, and I never slept with any of the producers.
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