Film Biography
In 1949, a sanitized biopic, appropriately titled Look for the Silver Lining, starred June Haver as Marilyn Miller. Miller was also portrayed by Judy Garland in MGM's film biography of Jerome Kern, Till the Clouds Roll By (1946). Rare film footage of the real Miller can be seen in the 2004 PBS documentary series Broadway, the American Musical.
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