Colleen Miller

The story goes that 19-year-old 'Colleen Miller' (qv) was fishing in the California mountains when a resort photographer recruited her to pose with a prize trout; a movie scout saw the picture in print, and Colleen wound up with a small role in _The Las Vegas Story (1952)_ (qv). A more noticeable role in _Man Crazy (1953)_ (qv) brought the brunette beauty a contract at Universal, where she quickly became a second-rank star in westerns and film-noir. Her best notices were for _Playgirl (1954)_ (qv), _Four Guns to the Border (1954)_ (qv) and _Man in the Shadow (1957)_ (qv), gaining critical praise for her fine natural talent and carefree sensuality. She retired in 1958 (except for one B-western in 1963) for a domestic life with her husband and 2 children. After her 1975 divorce she reportedly considered resuming her career, but has made no more films to date.::Rod Crawford <[email protected]> (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)