Flournoy Miller

Flournoy Miller
A magazine cover from 1921, Dramatic Mirror, featuring a drawing of Miller & Lyles, two Black men with short dark hair, drawn in black, grey, white, and red
Miller and Lyles, from the cover of Dramatic Mirror (June 25, 1921), illustration by Charles Gordon Saxton
Born
Flournoy Eakin Miller

(1885-04-14)April 14, 1885
Columbia, Tennessee, United States
DiedJune 6, 1971(1971-06-06) (aged 86)
Hollywood, California, US
Other namesF. E. Miller
Occupation(s)Vaudeville entertainer, actor, playwright, theatre producer
ChildrenOlivette Miller

Flournoy Eakin Miller (14 April 1885 – 6 June 1971), sometimes credited as F. E. Miller, was an American entertainer, actor, lyricist, producer and playwright. Between about 1905 and 1932 he formed a popular comic duo, Miller and Lyles, with Aubrey Lyles. Described as "an innovator who advanced black comedy and entertainment significantly,"[1] and as "one of the seminal figures in the development of African American musical theater on Broadway",[2] he wrote many successful vaudeville and Broadway shows, including the influential Shuffle Along (1921), as well as working on several all-black movies between the 1930s and 1950s.

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  2. ^ Jon C. Hopwood, "F. E. Miller", IMDb.com. Retrieved 11 July 2014