Biography

J.P. Miller was born on December 18, 1919 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He was a writer, known for Helter Skelter (1976), CBS Playhouse (1967) and Playhouse 90 (1956). He was married to Julianne Renee Nicolaus, Juanita Marie Currie and Ayers Elizabeth Fite. He died on November 1, 2001 in Stockton, New Jersey, USA.

Before he started writing, he boxed professionally as Tex Frontier.

[of 'Paddy Chayevsky'] Paddy was an extraordinarily good human manipulator. He knew his way around a scrap as very few writers do. Most writers, if they get into a fight or a bad situation on a movie, call their agents. But Paddy knew Hollywood and he wouldn't back down. He would go head to head with anybody -and, at the same time, he had this incredible writer's sensibility. That's a rare combination which many of us don't have. he was that rare breed of talent and fighter.