Robert Ellis Miller Explained

Robert Ellis Miller
Birth Date:	18 July 1927
Birth Place:	New York City, New York, USA
Death Place:	Woodland Hills, California, USA
Occupation:	Film director
Spouse:	Pola Chasman (m. 1955-2015; her death)
Yearsactive:	1959-1996

Robert Ellis Miller (July 18, 1927  - January 27, 2017)^[1] was an American film director.^[2]

Filmography

• Breaking Point (1963) - TV Series
• Any Wednesday (1966)
• Sweet November (1968)
• The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
• The Buttercup Chain (1970)
• Big Truck and Sister Clare (1972)
• The Girl from Petrovka (1974)
• Just an Old Sweet Song (1976)
• (1978)
• The Baltimore Bullet (1980)
• Madame X (1981)
• Reuben, Reuben (1983)
• Her Life as a Man (1984)
• The Other Lover (1985)
• Intimate Strangers (1986)
• Hawks (1988)
• Brenda Starr (1989)
• Bed & Breakfast (1992)
• Pointman (1994)
• Killer Rules (1995)
• A Walton Wedding (1995)
• The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue (1996)

Awards

• Nominee, Palme d'Or, The Buttercup Chain, 1970 Cannes Film Festival
• Nominee, Best Picture, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Director for film's producer nominees, Thomas Ryan and Marc Merson), Golden Globes (1968)
• Nominee, Best Director in Television, Breaking Point, Directors Guild of America (1963)
• Nominee, Best Director, Television Drama, Alcoa Premiere, Emmy Awards (1961)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Robert Ellis Miller Dead: 'Reuben, Reuben' Director Was 89 . Hollywood Reporter . January 30, 2017 . January 31, 2017.
2. News: The New York Times. Hawks (1989) Review/Film; Making The Best Of Being Terminal. Janet Maslin. Janet. Maslin. November 10, 1989.