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Marilyn Miller

1898 - 1936

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Marilyn Miller (born Mary Ellen Reynolds; September 1, 1898 – April 7, 1936) was one of the most popular Broadway musical stars of the 1920s and early 1930s. She was an accomplished tap dancer, singer and actress, and the combination of these talents endeared her to audiences. On stage, she usually played rags-to-riches Cinderella characters who lived happily ever after. She died suddenly from complications of nasal surgery at age 37. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marilyn Miller is the 1,356th most popular singer (down from 1,330th in 2019), the 7,420th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,782nd in 2019) and the 373rd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Marilyn Miller ranks 1,356 out of 4,381. Before her are Nicole, Roger McGuinn, Tetsuya Komuro, Katy Bødtger, George Baker, and Steve Porcaro. After her are Johnny Mathis, Lightnin' Hopkins, Sherrill Milnes, Anneliese Rothenberger, George Wassouf, and Enrique Morente.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Marilyn Miller ranks 216. Before her are Ernst Ahl, Jascha Horenstein, Rosa Chacel, Zhu Ziqing, Petar Gabrovski, and Zeki Rıza Sporel. After her are Riichi Yokomitsu, Vilho Lampi, Edward Lawry Norton, Georg Kulenkampff, Agnes Ayres, and Hugh O'Flaherty. Among people deceased in 1936, Marilyn Miller ranks 155. Before her are Oscar von Sydow, Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Kamala Nehru, Henry B. Walthall, Manuel Goded Llopis, and Uchida Kōsai. After her are Fulgence Bienvenüe, Eugène Grisot, Vilho Lampi, Ludwig von Falkenhausen, Urani Rumbo, and Lola Mora.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marilyn Miller ranks 7,422 out of 20,380. Before her are Steve Porcaro (1957), Samuel Ryan Curtis (1805), Dennis Ralston (1942), Mario Cuomo (1932), Richard D. Zanuck (1934), and Sandy Dennis (1937). After her are Assata Shakur (1947), Jeffrey Donovan (1968), Johnny Mathis (1935), Frederick Townsend Ward (1831), Lisa Murkowski (1957), and Edith Clarke (1883).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Marilyn Miller ranks 373. Before her are Reba McEntire (1955), Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Yvonne Elliman (1951), Stephen Marley (1972), Roger McGuinn (1942), and Steve Porcaro (1957). After her are Johnny Mathis (1935), Lightnin' Hopkins (1912), Sherrill Milnes (1935), Danger Mouse (1977), Shirley Verrett (1931), and Junior Wells (1934).

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