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Sidney Miller
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Director, Actor, Songwriter Born: 1922 in New York City, NY Death: January 10, 2004 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:American performer "Sidney Miller" started out as a child actor in such films as "Penrod and Sam" (1930), "The Penguin Pool Murder" (1932) and "The Mayor of Hell" (1933). Miller's pronounced ethnic features precluded stardom in a Hollywood that celebrated blonde, blue-eyed children, but he brought a welcome touch of urbanity to his supporting and minor roles. In 1938, Miller attained one of his better roles as Mo Kahn in "Boys Town", in which he acted with his longtime friend "Mickey Rooney". Again featured with Rooney in "Babes in Arms", an unbilled Miller was allowed to play the piano in accompaniment to Rooney's makeshift stage show and even got to do a couple of celebrity imitations. In the '40s, Miller specialized in portraying nerdish college freshmen (notably in Columbia's "Glove Slingers" two-reelers) and streetwise intellectuals (as in The East Side Kids' "Mr. Wise Guy"). He also toured... Full Biography
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