Herman Miller (writer)
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Herman Miller (November 10, 1919 – April 18, 1999) was a Hollywood film writer and producer.
Biography
Miller was born on November 10, 1919, in New York City, to Morris Miller (1871–1947) and Esther Booke (1881–1933). He was of Polish Jewish descent.https://www.geni.com/people/Herman-Miller/6000000039926229869 Herman Miller, Geni Miller pursued both undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Southern California, where he received his B.A. in 1950 and M.F.A. in 1952.{{cn|date=September 2022}}
The television show Kung Fu (1972–1975) was developed by Miller.{{cite web |title=Kung Fu [TV Series] Plot Synopsis |url=https://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/266111/plot.jhtml |publisher=MTV |access-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001104001/https://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/266111/plot.jhtml |archive-date=October 1, 2007 |url-status=dead }}{{cite book |title=The Kung Fu Book of Caine. The Complete Guide to TV's First Mystical Eastern Western | author=Pilato, Herbie J. |publisher=Charles E. Tuttle Company | year=1993 | pages=16 | isbn=0-8048-1826-6 }} He was a co-producer for the series and wrote the first three episodes ("King of the Mountain," "Dark Angel," and "Blood Brother").
Miller was responsible for the story of the 1968 feature film Coogan's Bluff starring Clint Eastwood. He co-wrote the screenplay with Dean Riesner and Howard Rodman.{{cite web | url=http://www.clinteastwood.net/welcome2.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050813005352/http://www.clinteastwood.net/welcome2.html | archive-date=August 13, 2005 | title=Clint Eastwood - Biography, Filmography, and Lots More }} Miller's work on this film is credited with inspiring the television show McCloud. Miller also wrote for a number of television series, including Daniel Boone and MacGyver. He wrote the play The Ulysses Complex – and Penelope Not So Simple Either, which was performed off-Broadway during the 1980s.
He died at the age of 79 on April 18, 1999, in Los Angeles.
Select filmography
- Houston Knights (1987)
- MacGyver (1985)
- ''Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984)
- Knight Rider (1982)
- Man from Atlantis (1977)
- Search for the Gods (1975)
- Kung Fu (1972–1975)
- Coogan's Bluff (1968)
- The Violent Ones (1967)
- Daniel Boone (1964)
- The Virginian (1962)
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
- Rawhide (1959)
Awards
1972: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Drama – [http://www.kungfu-guide.com/1kingmtn.html "King of the Mountain"], Kung Fu
Obituaries
- [https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117882919?categoryid=25&cs=1 Variety obituary]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050317145340/http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/trojan_family/autumn99/alumninews/alumninews_mbd.html#deaths USC Magazine, Autumn 1999, obituary] (scroll down to 1950)
References
External links
- {{IMDb name | id=0588475 | name=Herman Miller}}
- [http://www.tv.com/herman-miller/person/80473/trivia.html tv.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930012842/http://www.tv.com/herman-miller/person/80473/trivia.html |date=September 30, 2007 }}
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