Actress from the early talkies era who made her film debut in 1929 but retired after a few years following marriage and the birth of her first son.
Her biggest theatre hit was in London, replacing Sylvia Sidney in "Crime" at the Queen's theatre in the West End.
Her parents were teachers. She was one of four daughters. Her father later opened up a hardware store but died when Miriam was 14.
Her sister actress Sara Seegar wed stage and radio actor Ezra Stone.
In 1953 she received her ASID certification and began working as an interior decorator, first with Harriet Shellenberger and later on her own. She did not retire until 1995.
She and director/husband had two sons. Tim Jr. and Michael, the latter born with Down's Syndrome. Her husband died in 1957 and, tragically, both sons died within a span of nine months later on. She has 2 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
The third of four talented sisters: Dr. Helen Seegar Stone (1895-1976) (educator); Dorothy Seegar (Broadway and opera singer); and the youngest Sara Seegar Stone (1914-1990) (stage, film and TV character actress).