Herman Miller papers 1945-1994, 1964-1977

Herman Miller was a twentieth century screenwriter and producer for television and the stage. He wrote numerous pilots for television, many developing into weekly programming for the major networks. In the early years of his career he wrote for radio but changed to television beginning with the Chrysler Theater. He wrote several screenplays for westerns including episodes for Rawhide, Daniel Boone, Death Valley Days, and The Virginian. Miller adapted written material into the first three teleplays of Kung Fu as movies of the week turning the character of Caine and the story into a successful weekly series. He later developed and produced the series through the 1974 and 1975 season. In 1977 he developed and produced The Man from Atlantis. He continued writing screen and stage plays through the 1980s and early 1990s including episodes for The New Mike Hammer, MacGyver, and Knight Rider. Miller won the Writers’ Guild Award for his Chrysler Theater drama, The Enemy on the Beach, and the first Kung Fu, “King of the Mountain.” He also won the Western Writers of America Award for this screenplay.