Jeffery Lynn Millar (July 10, 1942 – November 30, 2012) was an American

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writer and

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best known for creating the '' Tank McNamara'' comic strip with illustrator Bill Hinds.Gerber, Marisa (December 9, 2012)
Jeff Millar dies at 70; 'Tank McNamara' comic strip creator.
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Early life and education

Millar was born in

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. He earned a bachelor's degree from the

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Career

Millar began covering entertainment for the ''

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RIP, Jeff Millar: ‘Tank McNamara’ co-creator Bill Hinds memorializes his good friend’s ‘bewildered’ sense of humor.
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'' ''Tank McNamara'' debuted in 1974. Millar retired from the ''Chronicle'' in 2000. Millar also wrote fiction, including the 1975 story “Toto, I Have a Feeling We’re Not in Kansas Anymore,” which appeared in '' Orbit Science Fiction.'' He published the thriller novel ''Private Sector'' in 1978. He co-authored a

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story with Alex Stern titled ''Dead and Buried'', which was adapted into the 1981 horror movie '' Dead & Buried''.

Death and legacy

Millar died in late November 2012 due to bile duct cancer; illustrator Hinds took over the writing of ''Tank McNamara'' after Millar's death. Shortly after Millar's death, he was posthumously awarded the 2012 Houston Film Critics Society Award for Outstanding Achievement.

References

External links

Tank McNamara
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1942 births 2012 deaths American comics writers American humorists American film critics {{US-cartoonist-stub