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Miriam Nelson

Miriam Nelson

ActorCrew Sep 21 (died age 95) 1943–2014 (71 year career)
6.1 avg rating

Biography

Miriam Lois Frankel was born in Chicago on Sept. 21, 1919, the only child of Daniel Frankel, a salesman who later produced nightclub shows, and Miriam Elizabeth (Bly) Frankel, a seamstress who went on to a show-business wardrobe department career. At 19 she made her Broadway debut, in Sing Out the News (1938), a musical revue, with June Allyson, whose songs included Sing Ho for Private Enterprise. In 1941, two weeks after Pearl Harbor, she married Gene Nelson, a fellow dancer and actor. They mov…

Known For

The Apartment
Film

The Apartment

Choreographer
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Film

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Harriet (uncredited)
Double Indemnity
Film

Double Indemnity

Keyes' Secretary (uncredited)
Cactus Flower
Film

Cactus Flower

Choreographer
Cat Ballou
Film

Cat Ballou

Choreographer
Hail the Conquering Hero
Film

Hail the Conquering Hero

Tap Dancer (uncredited)
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Film

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Choreographer
Cover Girl
Film

Cover Girl

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Filmography