Overview
- Miller’s son Ian confirmed that the writer died on Monday in Alameda at age 86 and did not disclose a cause of death, and he announced a celebration of life for November on Friday the 13th.
- Miller wrote the 1980 Friday the 13th screenplay that created key franchise figures including Pamela and Jason Voorhees and turned a low‑budget film into a major box‑office hit.
- Beyond horror, Miller built a long television career writing for soaps such as All My Children, One Life to Live, Another World, Guiding Light and General Hospital.
- He won three Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on All My Children, and colleagues remembered him as a mentor while noting his later legal fight over the franchise’s copyright.
- The Friday the 13th franchise remains active, with A24 and Peacock’s Crystal Lake due in mid‑October and reported by Deadline to premiere on Oct. 15, ensuring Miller’s original story will reach new viewers.