Eve Marilyn Miller (born Marilyn Miller;[1] August 8, 1923 – August 17, 1973) was an American actress who appeared in 41 films between 1945 and 1961. She was born in Los Angeles, California, and died in Van Nuys, California. She died by suicide at age 50.
Early life
Born in Los Angeles, California, Miller was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stanley Miller[2] and was raised in San Francisco, where her father was a piano salesman.[3]
During the early years of World War II, Miller worked as a welder in a shipyard[4] and later, before the war ended, became a department store clerk.[1]
In 1954, Miller met Glase Lohman, an actor who had a brief television and movie career in the mid-1950s,[citation needed] and they became engaged. On July 21, 1955, after an argument between the two, Miller attempted suicide by stabbing herself in the abdomen.[7] According to newspapers at the time, she was discovered by police on her kitchen floor, surrounded by letters she had written to Lohman.[8] Eventually, after four hours of surgery, she recovered.
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^Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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