Miriam Nelson Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Miriam Nelson

Miriam Nelson

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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 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 divorced in 1956, she took up choreography full time. Her television projects included The Red Skelton Hour, Father Knows Best, The Lucy Show, The Love Boat and Murder, She Wrote. Ms. Nelson’s first credited big-screen choreography was on Blake Edwards’s He Laughed Last (1956), a crime comedy about a chorus girl. Her final screen credit was Out of the Cold, a romantic drama starring Keith Carradine, released on DVD in 2001.

Filmography Movies

Acting

A Golightly Gathering movie poster
MOVIE

A Golightly Gathering

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A Golightly Gathering
Self
The Two Lives of Carol Letner movie poster
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The Two Lives of Carol Letner

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The Two Lives of Carol Letner
Woman
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic movie poster
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Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic

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Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
Self
Darcey Bussell: Looking for Audrey movie poster
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Darcey Bussell: Looking for Audrey

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Darcey Bussell: Looking for Audrey
Self
Let's Face It movie poster
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Let's Face It

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Let's Face It
Dancer
Cover Girl movie poster
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Cover Girl

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Cover Girl
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Double Indemnity movie poster
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Double Indemnity

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Double Indemnity
Keyes' Secretary (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero movie poster
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Hail the Conquering Hero

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Hail the Conquering Hero
Tap Dancer (uncredited)
Duffy's Tavern movie poster
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Duffy's Tavern

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Duffy's Tavern
Dancer
Masquerade in Mexico movie poster
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Masquerade in Mexico

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Masquerade in Mexico
Party Guest (uncredited)

Production

Ike movie poster
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Ike

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Ike
Choreographer
Out of the Cold movie poster
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Out of the Cold

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Out of the Cold
Choreographer
Masquerade in Mexico movie poster
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Masquerade in Mexico

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Masquerade in Mexico
Choreographer
Tea for Two movie poster
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Tea for Two

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Tea for Two
Choreographer
Lullaby of Broadway movie poster
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Lullaby of Broadway

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Lullaby of Broadway
Choreographer
Bring Your Smile Along movie poster
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Bring Your Smile Along

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Bring Your Smile Along
Choreographer
He Laughed Last movie poster
MOVIE

He Laughed Last

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He Laughed Last
Choreographer
Public Pigeon No. 1 movie poster
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Public Pigeon No. 1

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Public Pigeon No. 1
Choreographer
The Restless Breed movie poster
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The Restless Breed

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The Restless Breed
Choreographer
High Time movie poster
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High Time

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High Time
Choreographer

Gallery

Miriam Nelson portrait