We continue to pray for all of you. She always took a vigorous approach to dancing, and her agent said she could produce 500 taps a minute. The critics felt she rivaled Ms. Lansbury, and Clive Barnes said in The New York Times that she gave the show ''a real shot in the arm. She was a very loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother. But Heaven is rejoicing today because she is truly home now ...Ann we will surely miss your sweet smile and infectious laugh. Ann L Miller. She was an angel that loved unconditionally. Never buying much if anything! Ann was born October 20, 1947 in Hominy, Oklahoma to Anita Joan Graves and Oren E. Gurney. I never really had my big moment on the screen. Ann Always had a smile and a warm hug and I don’t believe she ever met a stranger . She was believed to be about 80.The cause was lung cancer, Esme Chandlee, her friend and former publicist, told The Associated Press.She was, in her heyday, America's female tap star, inheriting the mantle of Ginger Rogers and Eleanor Powell. PHOTO FRONT PHOTO BACK. She raised me when she didnt have to basically from the day i was born. Even at that young age, she had to support her mother, who was hearing-impaired and unable to hold a job. He dreamed of having a son he could call John Jr.; instead, he named his daughter Johnnie.
1961 Press Photo Ann Miller in Hit the Deck - spp50774 This is an original press photo.
And she loved her family more than anything.
I love you Ann!
Her favorite song for me to sing was "if you get there before I do" by Collin Raye in memory of her late husband. There she developed a dance routine and performed at meetings of local civic organization.
Give my mom and dad, Aunt ‘Nita, Uncle Oren and Buddy my love!! Ann also leaves behind to cherish her memory seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren.Ann was preceded in death by her husband Paul Miller, II; daughter Kimberly Renee Miller; mother Anita Joan Graves and father Oren E. Gurney.To Kelly Shane Kash Keith And Kristi my thoughts and prayers are with yall at this time ur mom was and always will be a sweet and caring lady she was full of love and kindness. Almost every day Aunt ‘Nita would load Ann and us girls in the car and go to Kmart. Although we got busy in the latter years with our families and such and didn’t see each other much, it was the kind of friendship that was enduring and endearing. Ann and Aunt ‘Nita would “shop” for hours picking up everything in the store. With over 2,000 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. She was always nice to visit with and the love she had for her family was always evident. She spent many years in a nursery taking care of little ones.Ann is survived by son Kelly Miller (Clay); son Shane Miller (Page); son Keith Miller; son Kash Miller; daughter Kristi Miller and brothers, Bob Gurney and Bill Gurney (Debbie). We shall meet again!Ann was one of the sweetest women you would ever know. You have fought a long hard battle and I know you are already looking down at your kids and wanting them to get on with their lives because that’s the awesome woman that you have been and always will be in our memories. ''At MGM I always played the second feminine lead,'' she told the writer Bob Thomas in 1990. !Our entire family are deeply saddened at the passing of our sweet cousin Ann. (1943); ''Jam Session'' (1944) and ''Eadie Was a Lady'' (1945).In 1946 she married a millionaire, Reese Llewellyn Milner. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/conroe-tx/ann-miller-9211683 I was the brassy, good-hearted showgirl. Ann was a wonderful, strong woman and mother. In her 1972 autobiography, ''Miller's High Life,'' and in other writings about her serious spiritual interests, she even laid claim to having been Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt in an earlier life.But she said that throughout her life she wondered ''whatever happened to Lucille Collier from Texas. Att: Debbie Hooten
''Johnnie Lucille Ann Collier was born in Chireno, Tex.
The Dignity Memorial brand name is used to identify a network of licensed funeral, cremation and cemetery providers that include affiliates of Service Corporation International, 1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas. I'll never have anyone in my life that loves me as much as she did.
Love to all and may god put his arms around you all and hold u tight.I met Ann when we were neighbors on Travis Street. Even at that young age, she had to support her mother, who was hearing-impaired and unable to hold a job.
Her brothers Bill Gurney and Bob Gurney loved her dearly.
The second best result is Ann Miller in Kelowna, BC in the Quail Ridge neighborhood. You’re forever in my heart! Ann Miller (1923-2004) was an American actress, singer and dancer.
Go fly hight upon that mountain Ann. Ann Miller in Hit the DeckPhoto measures 7.25 x 9.25 inches. ''Two more marriages, to William Moss in 1958 and to Arthur Cameron in 1961, ended in divorce. We knew she could not have been in better hands. We have a lifetime of love and memories with her, Bill and Bob.
She lived there until she was nine, when her mother left her philandering father and moved with Ann to Los Angeles, California. Ann was one of the sweetest and most laid back people I ever knew. Historic Images Part Number: spp50774 Whenever Ann could she loved to go to Crystal Beach with her family. April 1923 in Houston, Texas; † 22. ''''There's a part of me that will always be Lucille Collier, and she's just waiting for this long-winded Hollywood love affair to end with the Ann Miller creature.'' Ann loved her family more than anything and made sure they spent as much time as possible together, especially for thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. Highlights of her movie career would be 1949’s On The Town , 1953’s Kiss Me Kate and a supporting role in the cult classic, David Lynch directed, Mulholland Drive (2001).