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JP Miller

Writer

"We managed to get by. In 'The People Next Door' for instance, the young lady ran out of the house naked and ran around a tree. Of course, the censors would have none of that. Some chap said, 'you have to cut the scene.'  And producer Herb Brodkin says, 'look, she's in a body stocking. The scene is necessary to the show, and we're gonna do the scene. If you don't want us to do the scene, you're gonna have to come down and stop the show in the middle of it, because we're gonna do it.' And it was done."

About This Interview

In his over four-hour Archive interview, acclaimed writer JP Miller (1919-2001) talks extensively about writing teleplays for live television dramas and his relationships with Fred Coe, Tad Mosel, Horton Foote, Delbert Mann, John Frankenheimer and Paddy Chayefsky. Miller discusses writing many acclaimed television dramas including: Days of Wine and Roses, The Rabbit Trap and Helter Skelter. He also recalls writing for Philco-Goodyear Playhouse. Jeff Kisseloff conducted the interview in Stockton, NJ on April 17, 1997.

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  • Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse
  • Playhouse 90
  • Playhouse 90: "The Days of Wine and Roses"

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  • Horton Foote

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Interview

  • Part 1
  • On his early years, education, and interest in writing
    Clip begins at: 0:0
  • Part 2
  • On his college education; on writing plays; on writing his first teleplay tailored to Philco Playhouse
    Clip begins at: 0:0
  • Part 3
  • On writing for live television; on writing for Philco-Goodyear Playhouse; on working with Fred Coe
    Clip begins at: 0:0
  • Part 4
  • On working as a writer in live television with Fred Coe, Paddy Chayefsky, and Horton Foote
    Clip begins at: 0:0
  • Part 5
  • On some other writers he worked with including Tad Mosel and Sumner Locke Elliot; on writing the teleplays "The Rabbit Trap" and "The Days of Wine and Roses"
    Clip begins at: 0:0
  • Part 6
  • On writing the Playhouse 90 teleplay "The Days of Wine and Roses" (Airdate: October 2, 1958), which became a feature film
    Clip begins at: 0:0
  • Part 7
  • On the title "Days of Wine and Roses"; on writing for television and the advent of videotape; on working on Playhouse 90
    Clip begins at: 0:0
  • Part 8
  • On the "Golden Age" of television; on his other projects; on people he worked with
    Clip begins at: 0:0
  • Part 9
  • On some of the people he worked with over his career; on summing up his thoughts on television
    Clip begins at: 0:0

Shows

  • Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse
    • JP Miller on writing his first teleplay for Philco-Goodyear Televisoin Playhouse
      Clip begins at: 24:23, Duration: 02m 42s
    • JP Miller on writing for live television on Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse; working with producer Fred Coe
      Clip begins at: 10:06, Duration: 16m 32s
    • JP Miller on writing the Goodyear Television Playhouse teleplay "The Rabbit Trap"
      Clip begins at: 09:54, Duration: 08m 05s
  • Playhouse 90
    • JP Miller on writing the Playhouse 90 teleplay "The Days of Wine and Roses" (Airdate: October 2, 1958)
      Clip begins at: 24:23, Duration: 03m 36s
    • JP Miller on writing the Playhouse 90 teleplay "The Days of Wine and Roses" (Airdate: October 2, 1958)
      Clip begins at: 00:02, Duration: 27m 02s
  • Playhouse 90: "The Days of Wine and Roses"
    • JP Miller on writing the Playhouse 90 teleplay "The Days of Wine and Roses" (Airdate: October 2, 1958)
      Clip begins at: 24:23, Duration: 03m 36s
    • JP Miller on writing the Playhouse 90 teleplay "The Days of Wine and Roses" (Airdate: October 2, 1958)
      Clip begins at: 00:02, Duration: 27m 02s

People

  • Paddy Chayefsky
    • JP Miller on working as a writer in live television with Fred Coe, Paddy Chayefsky, and Horton Foote
      Clip begins at: 00:02, Duration: 26m 59s
  • Fred Coe
    • JP Miller on writing for live television on Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse; working with producer Fred Coe
      Clip begins at: 10:06, Duration: 16m 32s
    • JP Miller on working as a writer in live television with Fred Coe, Paddy Chayefsky, and Horton Foote
      Clip begins at: 00:02, Duration: 26m 59s
  • Horton Foote
    • JP Miller on working as a writer in live television with Fred Coe, Paddy Chayefsky, and Horton Foote
      Clip begins at: 00:02, Duration: 26m 59s
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