- Known For
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- Born
- September 21, 1922
- Place of Birth
- —
- Died
- August 12, 2018
Miriam Nelson
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 moved to Los Angeles, and good luck followed. Having lunch at Paramount one day with a friend, she ran into a New York pal and came home with a seven-year acting-dancing contract. Ms. Nelson’s onscreen appearances included Lady in the Dark (1944), a straight acting role as Edward G. Robinson’s secretary in Double Indemnity (1944) and versatile dance work in Duffy’s Tavern (1945). After the Nelsons di…
Filmography
movieDarcey Bussell: Looking for Audrey
2014 · Self
movieA Golightly Gathering
2009 · Self
movieBreakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
2006 · Self
movieOut of the Cold
1999 · Choreographer
movieSunset
1988 · Choreographer
tvAlice in Wonderland
1985 · Choreographer
The Stan Freberg Federal Budget Review
movieThe Stan Freberg Federal Budget Review
1982 · Choreographer
movieThe Two Lives of Carol Letner
1981 · Woman
movieIke
1979 · Choreographer
movieBuck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 · Choreographer
movieZiegfeld: The Man and His Women
1978 · Choreographer
movieThe Third Girl from the Left
1973 · Choreographer
movieTrouble Comes to Town
1973 · Choreographer
movieCactus Flower
1969 · Choreographer
movieBob & Carol & Ted & Alice
1969 · Choreographer
movieThe Great Bank Robbery
1969 · Choreographer
movieMurderers' Row
1966 · Choreographer
movieHawaii
1966 · Choreographer
movieCat Ballou
1965 · Choreographer
movieI'll Take Sweden
1965 · Choreographer
movieThe Young Lovers
1964 · Choreographer
movieI'd Rather Be Rich
1964 · Choreographer
movieHoneymoon Hotel
1964 · Choreographer
movieA New Kind of Love
1963 · Choreographer
tvThe Lucy Show
1962 · Miriam
movieBreakfast at Tiffany's
1961 · Harriet (uncredited)
movieHigh Time
1960 · Choreographer
movieVisit to a Small Planet
1960 · Choreographer
moviePublic Pigeon No. 1
1957 · Choreographer
movieThe Restless Breed
1957 · Choreographer
movieHe Laughed Last
1956 · Choreographer
movieBring Your Smile Along
1955 · Choreographer
movieLullaby of Broadway
1951 · Choreographer
movieTea for Two
1950 · Choreographer
movieMasquerade in Mexico
1945 · Party Guest (uncredited), Choreographer
movieKitty
1945 · Girl with St. Leger (uncredited)
movieDuffy's Tavern
1945 · Dancer
movieHail the Conquering Hero
1944 · Tap Dancer (uncredited)
movieDouble Indemnity
1944 · Keyes' Secretary (uncredited)
movieCover Girl
1944 · Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
movieLet's Face It
1943 · Dancer