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Diana Miller Born March 18, 1902
Seattle, WashingtonDied December 18, 1927 (aged 25)
Monrovia, CaliforniaOccupation Actress Years active 1924-1926 Spouse George Melford Diana Miller (March 18, 1902 - December 18, 1927) was an American actress in silent motion pictures. She had Titian red hair and excelled in playing roles which required delineation of character. She was briefly married director and producer George Melford.
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Career
Born in Seattle, Washington, Miller entered movies with assistance from actor Wallace Reid. She worked for five years for Famous Players-Lasky before she lost her job and rebounded with the Fox Film Company. She was almost penniless and took work as an extra. By 1925 Miller had worked in nine Fox films.
Miller's first performance was in Honor Among Men (1924). She played the role of Celeste in She Wolves (1925) before making The Kiss Barrier (1925), which featured Edmund Lowe. Her final film roles came in the mid-1920s in The Fighting Heart (1925), When The Door Opened (1925), and The Cowboy and the Countess (1926).
Death
Miller died at the age of 25 in 1927 in Monrovia, California. The cause of death was a triple hemorrhage of her lungs.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1924 Honor Among Men Countess Zara De Winter Flames of Desire Marion Vavasour Curlytop Bessie 1925 The Hunted Woman Marie She Wolves Céleste The Rainbow Trail Anne The Kiss Barrier Suzette Every Man's Wife Emily All Abroad Gaby Renee The Fighting Heart Helen Van Allen Alternative title: Once to Every Man When the Door Opened Siren 1926 The Cowboy and the Countess Nanette References
- Kingsport, Tennessee Times, News Notes From Movieland, April 6, 1925, Page 3.
- Modesto, California Evening News, They May Marry, December 16, 1924, Page 2.
- Syracuse Herald, Up and Down The Rialtos, December 21, 1927, Page 26.
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Categories:- 1902 births
- 1927 deaths
- People from Seattle, Washington
- Actors from Washington (state)
- American film actors
- American silent film actors
- Western (genre) film actors
- American film actor, 1900s birth stubs
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