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Frank M. Miller

Frank M. Miller is the author of several books on film, including Casablanca: As Time Goes By, Censored Hollywood: Sex, Violence and Sin in the Movies and the award-winning eScript Classics: North by Northwest. He holds a Ph.D. in theatre from Ohio State University and taught theatre and film at Georgia State University. Among his areas of study are queer Canadian theatre and queer readings of classic cinema. He is currently working on a solo show based on the writings of playwright John Herbert and a study of the films of Dario Argento. He lives in Clemmons, North Carolina, with his cat, Charlotte Haze.

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TV & Film

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