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- William Miles was born on April 18, 1931 in Harlem, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II (1992), The Untold West (1993) and Men of Bronze (1977). He was married to Gloria Darlington. He died on May 12, 2013 in Queens, New York, USA.
- SpouseGloria Darlington(1952 - May 12, 2013) (his death, 2 children)
- He was a filmmaker whose documentaries told little-known stories of life in black America. He used archival film footage, still photos, and interviews to explore forgotten subjects.
- He grew up in Harlem behind the legendary Apollo Theater, where, as a teenager, he sometimes ran the film projector.
- He worked as a shipping clerk for a distributor of educational films, and then at Killiam Shows, a company that restored silent films. There, he learned how to repair film and clip segments for use in commercials.
- [re inspiration for his 1981 'I Remember Harlem' film] I was walking around Harlem, where I grew up, and noticed how many of the old theaters and familiar buildings were missing. I went back to my old elementary school, and on the next corner there was another man standing and looking at the building, too. He said to me, 'I remember Harlem,' and I thought: I remember Harlem, you remember Harlem, a lot of people remember Harlem.'
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