Robert Ellis Miller

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Robert Ellis Miller (born July 18, 1932 , according to other sources on July 13, 1927 in New York City , New York - † January 27, 2017 ) was an American film director .

Life

Robert Ellis Miller was already active as an actor as a pupil and student . He was employed by the television station CBS as a manuscript editor and later as an assistant director. As a director, he then staged plays and television films . 1966 made his debut as a director for the cinema with Every Wednesday . Miller's films are mostly thoughtful pieces with precise personal drawings. His greatest success was Ruben, Ruben in 1982 .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1966: Every Wednesday (Any wednesday)
  • 1967: Adieu, beloved November (Sweet November)
  • 1968: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter)
  • 1974: The girl from Petrovka
  • 1979: The Tap-in (The Baltimore bullett)
  • 1982: Ruben, Ruben
  • 1985: Vietnam Adieu (Intimate strangers)
  • 1985: Where were you then, Claire? (The other lover)
  • 1986: Brenda Starr
  • 1988: The Hawks
  • 1989: Agents live lonely (Bed and breakfast)
  • 1992: The Killer Code (Killer rules)
  • 1994: Pointman
  • 1995: A Walton's wedding
  • 1996: Merry Christmas Mr. President (Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Kay Less : The large personal dictionary of the film . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 454.
  2. ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robert-ellis-miller-dead-reuben-reuben-director-was-89-970371
personal data
SURNAME Miller, Robert Ellis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film and theater director
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1927 or July 18, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH new York
DATE OF DEATH January 27, 2017