F.E. Miller

Acting

Born April 14, 1887 · Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Died June 6, 1971

Also known as Flournoy Eakin Miller · Flournoy E. Miller · Flournoy Miller

Biography

Flournoy Eakin Miller, 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," and as "one of the seminal figures in the development of African American musical theater on Broadway", 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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