David Miller

David Miller (November 28, 1909 – April 14, 1992) was an American film director who directed such varied films as Billy the Kid (1941) with Robert Taylor and Brian Donlevy, Flying Tigers (1943) with John Wayne, and Love Happy (1949) with the Marx Brothers.

Miller directed Lonely Are the Brave (1962) with Kirk Douglas; Emanuel Levy wrote in 2009 that it "is the most accomplished film of David Miller, who directs with eloquent feeling for landscape and attention to character." Others feel that Miller's filmic masterpiece is his 1952 Noir thriller and Joan Crawford vehicle Sudden Fear co-starring the terrific and terrifying Jack Palance and Gloria Grahame at her most magnificent. In addition, Sudden Fear was nominated for four Academy Awards for Best Actress (Crawford); Best Actor (Palance); Best Costume Design; and Best Cinematography Charles Lang. This would be the first time Crawford competed with her arch-rival Bette Davis for Best Actress. Both lost to Shirley Booth for her performance in Come Back Little Sheba.