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Johnnie Lucille Collier (April 12, 1923〔U.S. Census, April 1, 1930. State of Texas, County of Harris, enumeration district 71, page 2A, family 86.〕 – January 22, 2004), known professionally as Ann Miller, was an American dancer, singer and actress. She is best remembered for her work in the Hollywood musical films of the 1940s and 1950s. ==Early life== Johnnie Lucille Collier was born in Chireno, Texas to Clara Emma (née Birdwell) and John Alfred Collier, a criminal lawyer who represented the Barrow Gang, Machine Gun Kelly, and Baby Face Nelson, among others.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ann Miller profile at )〕 Her maternal grandmother was Cherokee.〔 Miller's father insisted on the name Johnnie because he had wanted a boy, but she was often called Annie. She began to take dance classes at the age of 5, after suffering from a case of rickets. Her mother believed that these classes would help strengthen her young daughter's legs. She lived in Texas until she was 9, when her mother decided to leave her unfaithful husband and move to Los Angeles. Because Birdwell was deaf, it was hard for her to find work; however, because Miller looked much older than she was, she began to work as a dancer in nightclubs so that she could support the both of them. About this time she adopted the stage name Ann Miller, which she kept throughout her entire career.〔 She was considered a child dance prodigy. In an interview featured in a "behind the scenes" documentary on the making of the compilation film ''That's Entertainment! Part III'' (1994), she said that Eleanor Powell was an early inspiration. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ann Miller」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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