Days Of Our Lives actor Mark Miller dead
- His daughter, Penelope Ann Miller, confirmed the news on Twitter, writing, “My daddy’s beautiful soul left this earth on 9/9/2022.”
- Miller was born in Houston on November 20, 1924 and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York
- He was married to Beatrice Miller from 1959-1975. In 1976 he married actress Barbara Stanger, who divorced in 1998
- He starred in 13 episodes of the US soap opera Days Of Our Lives in 1975 as JR Barnett and as Jim Nash in the 1960s series Please Don’t Eat the Daisies
- Miller wrote and starred in 1982’s Savanah Smiles with two of his daughters, Marisa and Savannah, who were inspired by his youngest daughter
- According to his family, he was working on a remake of Savannah Smiles at the time of his death
‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘Please Don’t Eat the Daisies’ actor Mark Miller has died of natural causes at the age of 97.
His daughter, actress Penelope Ann Miller, confirmed the news on Twitter alongside a beautiful photo of them, writing: “My dad’s beautiful soul left this earth on 9/9/2022.
“He loved deeply and was loved by everyone who knew him. He touched many lives. He was fun, funny and always creative. He cherished this life and saw the glass half full! I was blessed to call him my father❣️.”
Days Of Our Lives actor Mark Miller dead: Please Don’t Eat the Daisies star is away aged 97 after his daughter Penelope (pictured as a child) tweeted he was “funny and always creative”.
Mark died on September 9th at his home in Santa Monica, California, but his death was only just becoming widely reported.
Mark’s first acting role saw him opposite the late Grace Kelly in Noël Coward’s Private Lives.
He also produced and starred in a number of television shows from the sixties through the nineties.
Praised: Miller also wrote and starred in 1982’s Savanah Smiles (pictured) with two of his daughters, Marisa and Savannah – which was inspired by and named after his youngest daughter
He starred in 13 episodes of the US soap opera Days Of Our Lives in 1975 as JR Barnett
And he famously appeared as Texas college professor Jim Nash in the 1960s series Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, which aired for two seasons.
Mark starred alongside Patricia Crowley as newspaper writer Joan Nash, who are parents to four boys.
During the ’80s, Miller wrote episodes for a variety of shows, including Diff’rent Strokes and The Jeffersons.
Miller also wrote and starred in 1982’s Savanah Smiles with Two of His Daughters, Marisa and Savannah – which was inspired by and named after his youngest daughter.
Unfinished: According to his family, Miller had been working on a remake of Savannah Smiles at the time of his death
In 1995 he wrote the Keanu Reeves-directed film A Walk In The Clouds, which was a box office success and grossed $50 million worldwide.
Directed by Alfonso Arau, it tells the story of a married soldier who returns from World War II and poses as the husband of a pregnant woman in order to save her from her father’s wrath and honor.
Miller was born in Houston on November 20, 1924 and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
He was married to Beatrice Miller from 1959-1975. In 1976 he married actress Barbara Stanger, who divorced in 1998.
They collaborated on several screenplays, including Christmas Mountain: The Story of a Cowboy Angel.
He moved to California in 2013 to be near his children – Savannah, Penelope Ann and Marisa Miller from his first marriage and the late Gabe Miller from his second.
According to his family, Miller had been working on a remake of Savannah Smiles at the time of his death.
He leaves behind granddaughters, Amelia, Eloisa, Gretta, Sophie, Maria and Celeste.
Special man: Miller on a previous birthday with his daughter Penelope