15 Facts About Mrs Miller

Mrs Miller married John Richardson Miller, a professional investor 30 years her senior, on January 17,1934.

Mrs Miller said that singing was merely a hobby, but she produced several records, mainly of classical, gospel and children's songs.

Mrs Miller was discovered by radio disc jockey Gary Owens, who first featured Mrs Miller on his radio program in 1960.

In 1965, Mrs Miller was signed to Capitol Records by young producer Lex de Azevedo.

Capitol Records seemed eager to emphasize it; in a 1967 interview with Life magazine, Mrs Miller claimed that during recording sessions, she was deliberately conducted one half beat ahead of or behind time, and that the songs on the finished album represented the worst take from each song's set of recordings.

Mrs Miller sang for American servicemen in Vietnam, performed at the Hollywood Bowl and appeared on numerous television talk and variety shows.

Mrs Miller appeared in Roddy McDowall's film The Cool Ones, in which she sang "It's Magic".

Mrs Miller released one album, Mrs Miller Does Her Thing, on the small Amaret Records label, before issuing several singles on her own Vibrato Records label.

Mrs Miller recorded two albums of material at Radio Recorders studios in Hollywood that were issued by Dunhill Records, which went largely unnoticed.

Mrs Miller's last known recording was a 1971 self-released EP.

Mrs Miller officially retired in 1973, by which time interest in her career had virtually disappeared.

Mrs Miller spent her remaining years working for various charities.

Mrs Miller lived in a condo in Northridge, California until the earthquake in 1994, and she then moved to a retirement home.

Elva Mrs Miller died at the Garden Terrace Retirement Center in Vista, California in 1997 at the age of 89.

Mrs Miller was interred at the Pomona Mausoleum at Pomona Valley Memorial Park in Pomona, California.