Burton Jay Miller (January 17, 1926 – March 5, 1982) was a movie costumes
designer. He designed costumes for Universal Studios for 25
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Burton Jay Miller (January 17, 1926 – March 5, 1982) was a movie costumes
designer. He designed costumes for Universal Studios for 25
years.
Burton Jay Miller was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was a graduate of the former Carnegie Institute of Technology here and of Parsons School of Design in New York. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his costume design in the movie "Airport 77." He also designed costumes in the movies "Front Page," "Roller Coaster," "Swashbuckler," and "The Next Sting," which was released posthumously. Other movies and television shows he designed costumes for included the "Six Million Dollar Man," "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," "It Takes a Thief," and "The Immigrant."
A member of the Screen Actors Guild and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, Miller was the personal designer for many stars, among them Cicely Tyson, Bette Davis, Shirley Jones, Lisa Kirk and Monica Lewis.
He died on March 5, 1982, in Los Angeles, Calif.
References:
 Behind the Screen: How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Hollywood, 1910-1969 Paperback – October 29, 2002 by William J. Mann |
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