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Black and white publicity photograph containing three images and text. A photograph of actress/dancer Ann Miller takes up most of the right side. She is wearing fingerless gloves that go up to her shoulders, and a black sparkling strapless unitard. She is posed with her left arm in the air, her right knee forward, her left arm back (holding a black boa), and is looking to her right. The caption above her image reads, "(BELOW) / ANN MILLER--The leggy actress won a personality contest at 10. Now 56, she could still cop a cup. / (GARDNERS, WEEKEND MARCH 22/23 1975)." The top left corner has a close-up image of a man's (Bob Hope?) face. Caption to right of this image reads, "(LEFT) / E.G.--He has his own Marshall plan of acting. / (GARDNERS, TUESDAY MARCH 11 1975)." The bottom left image is of comedian Bob Hope (left) speaking into a microphone and standing next to golfer Johnny Miller (right) while a crowd of people behind them look on. Caption beneath this image reads, "Bob Hope and one Miller among many--Johnny, the sensation of this year's pro golf tour. / (GARDNERS, WEEKEND MARCH 22/23, 1975)." The figures in both left images have been crossed out in pencil and there are cropping registration marks in pencil around Miller's image for reproduction purposes. Caption affixed to back of photo reads, "ANN MILLER / Divorced 3 times."

Ann MillerFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Miller (9/19/2007)Ann Miller (April 12, 19231 _ January 22, 2004) was an American dancer, singer and actress, who was christened Johnnie Lucille Collier. Born in Chireno, Texas (some sources cite Houston, where she was raised), her father insisted on the name Johnnie because he had wanted a boy, but she was often called Annie. She took up dancing to exercise her legs to help her rickets. She was considered a child dance prodigy. In an interview featured in a "behind the scenes" documentary on the making of the compilation That's Entertainment III, she said that Eleanor Powell was an early inspiration. Miller was given a contract with RKO at the age of thirteen (she had told them she was eighteen), and remained there until 1940.The following year, Miller was offered a contract at Columbia Pictures, where she bumped friend Lucille Ball from the throne as "Queen of the B-Movies". She finally hit her mark (starting in the late 1940s) in her roles in MGM musicals such as Kiss Me, Kate, Easter Parade, and On the Town. Miller was famed for her speed in tap dancing; she claimed to be able to tap 500 times per minute. She was known as well, especially later in her career, for her distinctive appearance, which reflected a studio-era ideal of glamor: massive black bouffant hair, heavy makeup with a slash of crimson lipstick, and fashions that emphasized her lithe figure and long dancer's legs.For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Ann Miller has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6914 Hollywood Blvd. She died at the age of 80 from cancer which had metastasized to her lungs, and was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. Johnny MillerFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Miller (9/20/2007)John L. "Johnny" Miller (born April 29, 1947) is a former professional golfer on the PGA Tour who was born and raised in San Francisco. He was one of the top players in the world during the mid-1970s and is currently the lead golf analyst for NBC Sports, a position he has held since January 1990. Bob HopeFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_hope (9/20/2007) Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG (May 29, 1903 _ July 27, 2003), was an English-born American entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies, and in performing tours for U.S. Military personnel. He was well known for his good natured humor and the longevity of his career.

Used: Oakland Tribune