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Merle Miller(1919-1986)

  • Writer
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Merle Miller was born on 17 May 1919 in Montour, Iowa, USA. He was a writer, known for The Rains of Ranchipur (1955), Kings Go Forth (1958) and Playhouse 90 (1956). He died on 10 June 1986 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
BornMay 17, 1919
DiedJune 10, 1986(67)
BornMay 17, 1919
DiedJune 10, 1986(67)
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Known for

The Rains of Ranchipur (1955)
The Rains of Ranchipur
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1955
Kings Go Forth (1958)
Kings Go Forth
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1958
Playhouse 90 (1956)
Playhouse 90
8.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Angela Lansbury and Howard Duff in The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
The Ford Television Theatre
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer



  • Lyndon Johnson
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • book Lyndon
    • 1987
  • Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking (1976)
    Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking
    8.3
    TV Short
    • book
    • 1976
  • Calhoun: County Agent (1964)
    Calhoun: County Agent
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1964
  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
    The DuPont Show with June Allyson
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1960
  • John Forsythe, Larry Blyden, and Barbara Rush in Sunday Showcase (1959)
    Sunday Showcase
    4.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1960
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1958–1959
  • Kings Go Forth (1958)
    Kings Go Forth
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1958
  • Tank Force (1958)
    Tank Force
    5.6
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.8
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1956
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1956
  • The Rains of Ranchipur (1955)
    The Rains of Ranchipur
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • Angela Lansbury and Howard Duff in The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
    The Ford Television Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 17, 1919
    • Montour, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • June 10, 1986
    • Danbury, Connecticut, USA(complications from surgery)
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Wrote the teleplay for a pilot for a proposed CBS adventure series called "Calhoun" (aka "Calhoun: County Agent") starring Jackie Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. NOTE: Miller co-wrote a book about its development called "Only You, Dick Daring! (or How to Write One Television Script and Make $50,000,000)" that became a best-seller.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was the author of a famous book about President Harry Truman, first published in 1972, a year after Truman's death. However, some sections of the book were claimed by others to be fabrications, and certain remarks attributed to Truman were said to have been invented by Miller, something he denied.

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