| Jeff Millar | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jeffery Lynn Millar July 10, 1942 Pasadena, Texas |
| Died | November 30, 2012 (aged 70) Houston, Texas[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer |
Notable works | Tank McNamara |
| Awards | Houston Film Critics Society Award for Outstanding Achievement, 2012 |
| Spouse(s) | Peg[1] |
Jeffery Lynn Millar (July 10, 1942 – November 30, 2012) was an American comic strip writer and film critic best known for creating the Tank McNamara comic strip with illustrator Bill Hinds.[1]
Early life and education
Millar was born in Pasadena, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas.
Career
Millar began covering entertainment for the Houston Chronicle.[2]
Tank McNamara debuted in 1974. Millar retired from the Chronicle in 2000.
Millar also wrote fiction, including the 1975 story “Toto, I Have a Feeling We’re Not in Kansas Anymore,” which appeared in Orbit Science Fiction. He published the thriller novel Private Sector in 1978. He co-authored a zombie story with Alex Stern titled Dead and Buried, which was adapted into the 1981 horror movie Dead & Buried.
Death and legacy
Millar died in late November 2012 due to bile duct cancer; illustrator Hinds took over the writing of Tank McNamara after Millar's death.[2]
Shortly after Millar's death, he was posthumously awarded the 2012 Houston Film Critics Society Award for Outstanding Achievement.
References
- 1 2 3 Gerber, Marisa (December 9, 2012). Jeff Millar dies at 70; 'Tank McNamara' comic strip creator. Los Angeles Times
- 1 2 Cavna, Michael (December 3, 2012). RIP, Jeff Millar: ‘Tank McNamara’ co-creator Bill Hinds memorializes his good friend’s ‘bewildered’ sense of humor. Washington Post