"But, Sweetie..."

"...I'm yahr Auntie Mamie! Boo howdy!"

Miller And The Merm

When legends and their wigs collide.

Coaxing The Blues Right Outta That Horn

Ann Miller

Susan Hayward

Celeste Holm

Jane Morgan

Charming the husk right off of the corn from the roaring Twenties into the swinging Sixties.

Skirts Ahoy

Ann Miller, c. 1940

Rita Hayworth in My Gal Sal (20th Century Fox, 1942)
Costume designer: Gwen Wakeling

Ginger Rogers in Lady In The Dark (Paramount, 1944)
Costume designer: Edith Head

Linda Darnell in Hangover Square (20th Century Fox, 1945)
Costume designer: René Hubert

Jane Russell in The French Line (RKO, 1954)
Costume designer: Michael Woulfe

Marilyn Monroe in River Of No Return (20th Century Fox, 1954)
Costume designer: Travilla

Betty Grable in Three For The Show (Columbia, 1955)
Costume designer: Jean Louis

The Miller Mystique

"Ann Miller comes onto this show camera-ready; she's wearing a designer dress; her makeup is exquisite; her hair is perfect and she even smells nice. It's such a pleasure for us. You know what I mean -- so many of the people come here in jeans with their hair flying all over. What's so special about that? You can get that at home." -- An associate producer for The Merv Griffin Show, 1983

The Perfect Blendship

When other hair has been forgit, their wigs will still be it.

Punch and Judy

After watching the train wreck that was last night's Oscars telecast, and the shoddy way they treated Kim Novak, Liza Minnelli and Dame Angela Lansbury, all we can say is thank goodness that The Punchy Players are around to keep the legends alive, kicking, tapping, hoarding and cashiering! Bless you, Jeff and Chris!

 

SSUWAT Wishes You...

...a Texas-sized fabulous Friday, darlings!

Miss Ann Miller

Occupation: "Star."

Wigged Out

 

Four years ago, Miss Ann Miller's estate auctioned off four of her wigs from her stint as Mame -- three from Max Factor, and one from "Sassy Wigs." The fact that we missed this historic auction actually has us close to tears.

Yes, we could have owned one of Ann Miller's Sassy Wigs!

 

"Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'What might have been.'"

It's Miller Time!

ANN MILLER

April 12, 1923 - January 22, 2004

We pray that heaven is big enough for her talent, and hair.

Love, Ann Miller Style

E.J. Peaker and Ann Miller in the Love, American Style episode "Love and the Christmas Punch" (originally aired November 17, 1972)

Between the hair, the marabou and the jewelry, one wonders if there was any room on the set for actual furniture?

Swamp Things

We're breaking ourselves back in gently, darlings... "real" posts will commence in due time!

And So Are They

To paraphrase another Jerry Herman show, look at the old gals now, fellas!

Hello, Kitty!

L-R: Ann Miller, June Allyson, Dolores Gray, Joan Collins, Ann Sheridan and Joan Blondell in The Opposite Sex (1956, MGM)

If only they had started a whispering campaign to get Helen Rose removed from the film.

Three Little Wiggies

Make Your Own Kind of Music

Sing your own special song.

Dance Your Shoes Off

It's Miller as Mame time!

Double Exposure

Ann Miller

Marilyn Monroe

It's Saturday Night

You should be dancing.