Born in Oklahoma, Vera Miles attended school in Pratt, Kansas and Wichita, Kansas. Entering the beauty pageant circuit, she became "Miss Kansas" in 1948, and went to Hollywood soon after. She began landing small roles in minor films and in television. After a few such roles, she was cast by John Ford as the spunky ingenue in the Western classic Searchers, The (1956). More leading roles quickly followed, and for a brief period she shone in a number of major films. However much of her su...
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This Chimp Memoir Is No Chump Story - Boston Globe Boston GlobeThis chimp memoir is no chump storyBoston Globe, United StatesCheeta (Zippy the Chimp) with costars Vera Miles and Gordon Scott in the 1955 film ''Tarzan's Hidden Jungle.'' (Rko/Baltimore Sun via Ap) By Mr. Ed (as... Fri June 12, 2009, 10:11 pm
Top Ten Westerns - Top Ten John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Natalie Wood. Director: John Ford Producers: Merian C. Cooper, Patrick Ford, Screenwriter: Frank S. Nugent. Ford's landmark saga is a quest to find a child abducted by Comanches right after the Civi... Fri June 12, 2009, 3:09 pm
Chicago Film Festival Classic Movies At Grant Park - Chicago Film Festival classic movies at Grant Stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, John Gavin and Vera Miles. Young Mr. Lincoln - August 18: This classic movie is the fictionalized story of the early life of President Abraham Lincoln, made in 1933 tha... Thu June 11, 2009, 7:40 pm
'the Duke' Is Back - Gulf Breeze News 'The Duke' is backGulf Breeze News, USABy DNA Smith "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (Paramount Centennial Collection) ? "Liberty Valance" is a perfect storm of a film where a legendary director (John Ford), a stel... Wed May 13, 2009, 3:45 pm
"Loosely based on the life and career of Red Adair, I find this movie a joy to watch not only because I am a big fan of John Wayne, but also because of the fascinating job of being an oil well firefighter. Yeah, there is some soap to it with the love stories between Wayne and Vera Miles as well as Katherine Ross and Jim Hutton, buti** not ridiculous or over the top, and I think the stories portrait how such a dangerous profession can have an effect on the families of the men who do it. The friendship between Wayne and Hutton's characters come through, and the play between them will keep you chuckling, especially when their relationship as friends grows to Father-in-law/Son-in-law."
"This HD-DVD version of The Searchers is stunning. Film quality. This transfer is so good that I am watching the movie over again beautiful frame by beautiful frame. Stunning. Stunning. Stunning. If you fancy yourself a movie buff, it's time to get your Toshiba HD-A1 and 1080p TV so you can watch this amazing movie in all its 1080p24 VistaVision glory. Stunning, I tell you! "
