David Miller (November 28, 1909 – April 14, 1992) was an American

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

who directed varied films such as ''

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'' (1941) with Robert Taylor and

Brian Donlevy Waldo Brian Donlevy (February 9, 1901 – April 6, 1972) was an American actor, who was noted for playing dangerous and tough characters. Usually appearing in supporting roles, among his best-known films are '' Beau Geste'' (1939), '' The Great ...

, ''

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'' (1943) with

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, and ''

Love Happy ''Love Happy'' is a 1949 American musical comedy film released by United Artists, directed by David Miller and starring the Marx Brothers ( Groucho, Harpo and Chico) in their 13th and final feature film. The screenplay was written by Frank Tas ...

'' (1949) with the

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wrote in 2009 that ''

Lonely are the Brave ''Lonely Are the Brave'' is a 1962 American black and white Western film adaptation of the Edward Abbey novel '' The Brave Cowboy'' directed by David Miller from a screenplay by Dalton Trumbo and starring Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands and ...

'' (1962), starring

Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in '' The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'' (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. ...

, "is the most accomplished film of David Miller, who directs with eloquent feeling for landscape and attention to character." Others feel that Miller's best is his 1952 noir thriller and Joan Crawford vehicle '' Sudden Fear'' co-starring

Jack Palance Walter Jack Palance ( ; born Volodymyr Palahniuk, , ''Volodymyr Ivanovych Palahniuk''; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American screen and stage actor, known to film audiences for playing tough guys and villains. He was nominat ...

and

Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame (born Gloria Penelope Hallward; November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an American actress. She began her acting career in theater, and in 1944 made her first film for MGM. Many biographies indicate she was born Gloria Graham ...

. '' Sudden Fear'' was nominated for four

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for Best Actress (Crawford), Best Actor (Palance), Best Costume Design and Best Cinematography by Charles Lang but was a box office failure.

Filmography

* '' India Speaks'' (1933) – editor * ''Trained Hoofs'' (1935) * ''Crew Racing'' (1935) * ''Let's Dance'' (1936) * ''Table Tennis'' (1936) * ''Hurling'' (1936) * ''Dexterity'' (1937) * '' Penny Wisdom'' (1937) * ''Tennis Tactics'' (1937) * ''Equestrian Acrobats'' (1937) * ''La Savate'' (1938) * ''It's in the Stars'' (1938) * ''Fisticuffs'' (1938) * ''Nostradamus'' (1938) * '' The Great Heart'' (1938) * ''Ice Antics'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * ''The Happiest Man on Earth'' (1940) * '' More About Nostradamus'' (1941) * ''

'' (1941) * '' Sunday Punch'' (1942) * ''Further Prophecies of Nostradamus'' (1942) * ''

'' (1942) * '' Seeds of Destiny'' (1946) * '' Top o' the Morning'' (1949) * ''

'' (1949) * '' Our Very Own'' (1950) * '' Saturday's Hero'' (1951) * '' Sudden Fear'' (1952) * '' Twist of Fate'' a.k.a. ''Beautiful Stranger'' (1954) * '' Diane'' (1956) * '' The Opposite Sex'' (1956) * '' The Story of Esther Costello'' (1957) * '' Happy Anniversary'' (1959) * ''

Midnight Lace ''Midnight Lace'' is a 1960 American psychological thriller film directed by David Miller (director), David Miller and starring Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin, Myrna Loy, and Roddy McDowall. The plot centers on a woman threatened by an anon ...

'' (1960) * '' Back Street'' (1961) * ''

Lonely Are the Brave ''Lonely Are the Brave'' is a 1962 American black and white Western film adaptation of the Edward Abbey novel '' The Brave Cowboy'' directed by David Miller from a screenplay by Dalton Trumbo and starring Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands and ...

'' (1962) * '' Captain Newman, M.D.'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1966: unfinished and unreleased) * '' Hammerhead'' (1968) * '' Hail, Hero!'' (1969) * '' Executive Action'' (1973) * '' Bittersweet Love'' (1976) * '' The Best Place to Be'' (1979) * ''Love for Rent'' (1979) * '' Goldie and the Boxer'' (1979) * ''Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood'' (1981)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, David Film directors from New Jersey 1909 births 1992 deaths Deaths from cancer in California