Harvey Miller (screenwriter) explained

Harvey Miller
Birth Name:	Harvey Skolnik
Birth Date:	15 June 1935
Birth Place:	New York, U.S.
Death Place:	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years Active:	1957–1999

Harvey Skolnik (June 15, 1935 – January 8, 1999) was an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Original Screenplay for the film Private Benjamin.^{[1] [2]} He was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards in the category Outstanding Comedy Series for his work on The Odd Couple and Love, American Style.^{[3] [4]}

In January 1999, Miller died of heart failure at his home in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 63.^[5]

Filmography

• Studio One (1957) (TV)
• The Mothers-In-Law (1967–1968) (TV)
• Accidental Family (1967–1968) (TV)
• That Girl (1968) (TV)
• Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. (1969)
• The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968) (TV)
• Love American Style (1969–1974)
• Barefoot in the Park (1970) (TV)
• The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
• Anna and the King (1972) (TV)
• The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978) (TV)
• Sirota's Court (1976–1977) (TV)
• Laverne and Shirley (Supervising Producer) (1978) (TV)
• Private Benjamin (1980) (with Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer)
• Student Bodies (1981) (Executive Producer)
• Jekyll and Hyde...Together Again (with Monica Johnson Jerry Belson and Michael Leeson) (1982)
• The Cannonball Run II (with Hal Needham and Albert S. Ruddy) (1984)
• Protocol (story only, with Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer and Buck Henry) (1984)
• Bad Medicine (1985) (based on a novel by Steven Horowitz and Neil Offen) (also Director) (1985)
• Getting Away with Murder (also Director) (1996)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 53rd Academy Awards (1981) Nominees and Winners. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 5 October 2014 . September 14, 2021.
2. News: Harvey Miller, 63; Co-Wrote 'Private Benjamin'. The Los Angeles Times. January 13, 1999. September 14, 2021. Newspapers.com.
3. Web site: Harvey Miller, 63, Comedy Writer. The New York Times. January 18, 1999. September 14, 2021.
4. Book: Leszczak, Bob. The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide. 163–164. McFarland. August 23, 2014. 9781476615394. Google Books.
5. Web site: Harvey Miller. Variety Staff. Variety. January 14, 1999. September 14, 2021.