Notable people · Performer · Dancer
Marilyn Miller
Born Mary Ellen Reynolds in Evansville, Indiana, she grew up in a family vaudeville act with its home base in Findlay. She became one of the highest-paid Broadway stars of the 1920s in Florenz Ziegfeld's shows.
At a glance
- Born
- 1898-09-01
- Died
- 1936-04-07
- Known as
- Performer, Dancer
- Organizations
- Ziegfeld Follies
Life story
Mary Ellen Reynolds was born in Evansville, Indiana, in 1898. Her mother, Ada, later married Oscar Caro Miller, and the family built a vaudeville act around the child.
The family used Findlay, Ohio, as its home base while it toured the Midwest and Europe for about ten years. She made her stage debut in Dayton in 1902 at age four.
Lee Shubert saw her in London in 1914, and from 1918 to 1930 she was a Broadway headliner for Florenz Ziegfeld. She made three films in 1929-1931, gave her last performance in As Thousands Cheer, and died in New York in 1936 at 37.
Timeline
- 1898-09-01: Born in Evansville, Indiana (Evansville, IN) source
- 1902: Stage debut at age four in Dayton (Dayton, OH) source
- 1914: Discovered by Lee Shubert in London (London) source
- 1918: Begins Ziegfeld era on Broadway (to 1930) (New York, NY) source
- 1929: First of three films (to 1931) source
- 1936-04-07: Dies in New York City (New York, NY) source
What Marilyn is known for
- Highest-paid star on Broadway in her time
- Starred in Ziegfeld productions 1918-1930
Honors and things named for them
- Billed as Ziegfeld's most dazzling star
Family
- father: Edwin D. Reynolds
- stepfather: Oscar Caro Miller
- husband: Frank Carter
- husband: Jack Pickford
Places in Ohio to see
- Woodlawn Cemetery (grave, New York) (grave)
Bronx, Bronx County official page
Ohio places
Where Marilyn Miller was born, lived, worked and is remembered, with the ZIP code, town and county pages for each.
- Lived: Findlay, Hancock County ZIP 45840 · Findlay · Hancock County
- Buried: Bronx (Woodlawn Cemetery), Bronx (New York) County
Further reading
Sources
Confidence. Medium: the main facts were confirmed, but some details (often an address or ZIP code) were not.
- Wikipedia: Marilyn Miller birth name; family vaudeville act home base Findlay; career; spouses; burial Woodlawn