| Warren Miller | |
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Warren Miller |
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| Born | August 31, 1921 |
| Died | April 1, 1966 (aged 44)[1] Pennsylvania |
| Pen name | Amanda Vail |
| Occupation | writer |
| Genres | Nonfiction, Social commentary |
| Notable work(s) | The Cool World |
Warren Miller (1921–1966) was an American writer. Although he gained some notoriety for his books dealing with issues of race, as in The Cool World and The Siege of Harlem, and for his more political books such as Looking for The General and Flush Times, because of his early death due to lung cancer and his outspoken political views he has remained relatively unknown.
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Miller received his Bachelors and Masters from the University of Iowa, and was an instructor of literature there during the 1950s. He wrote several novels during the 1950s and early 60's. His novel Love Me Little was originally published under the pseudonym Amanda Vail.
Miller was married twice; first to a woman named Adelaide, then to a woman named Jane. His first marriage produced two daughters, Scottie and Eve.
The book The Cool World was first made into a play and then a movie in 1964 directed by Shirley Clarke, produced by Frederick Wiseman, and with musical score by Dizzy Gillespie.