Max Miller
Film director
1918 – 1992
Who was Max Miller?
Max O. Miller was an American film director. Miller worked at NBC in New York City, where he directed the original Today show hosted by Dave Garroway, and the NBC documentary series Wide, Wide World. He later worked for CBS and ABC.
After moving to California in 1964, Miller created a series of documentaries on social issues via his companies Avanti Films and Motivational Media. He recruited Robert Culp for the piece on racism, Sal Mineo for one on LSD, Dick Van Dyke for one on smoking, and Sonny Bono for one on marijuana. He won an Emmy Award for directing the series piece on teen suicide narrated by Milton Berle.
He died of a cerebral hemorrhage at North Hollywood Medical Center in Studio City, California.
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- Born
- Mar 1, 1918
- Also known as
- Max Miller
- Children
- Profession
- Died
- Oct 26, 1992
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on July 23, 2013
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