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. Miner then directed and wrote for television programs including ''

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''. He died in January 2004 of

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, at the age of 86.

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* 1917 births 2004 deaths Screenwriters from Philadelphia Film directors from Pennsylvania American television directors American male screenwriters American television writers American male television writers 20th-century American screenwriters 20th-century American photographers Yale University alumni {{US-tv-bio-stub