Esther Muir (March 11, 1903 – August 1, 1995) was an American actress on Broadway and in Hollywood films.

[citation needed] While she was in high school, Muir became a showgirl in the Greenwich Village Follies[2] (1922).

She toured with the Marxes in a stage version where material from the movie was rehearsed and crafted prior to filming.

Muir described the Marx Brothers as diligent comic actors who sometimes worked days and weeks on a scene to perfect it.

"[5] An introduction by columnist Walter Winchell eventually led to Muir's marriage to Hollywood director and choreographer Busby Berkeley.

She originally quit working to focus on her husband but the need for money prompted her to accept a role in a My Girl Friday!

Her daughter, Jacqueline Coslow, became an actress and married actor Ted Sorel (né Theodore Eliopoulos).

[11] On August 1, 1995, Muir died at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York, aged 92.