Fred Miller (producer)

Fred Miller
Fred Miller, 2008.
Born	Fred W. Miller (1943-01-23) January 23, 1943 (age 74)
Years active	1969 - present
Spouse(s)	Kathryn Buffington Miller (1967-present)

Fred W. Miller is a media producer, teacher and consultant. Fred is married to Kathryn Buffington Miller (1967) and has one son, Browning Blake Miller (b. 1972). Miller and his wife reside in Austin, Texas.

Born in East Texas to Rupert and Era Miller (January 23, 1943), Fred was raised in Texas. His father was a minister who served several congregations in the state.

Miller attended Baylor University and studied Communications, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1966. Following his graduation from Baylor and marriage to Kathryn Buffington, Miller entered the Metropolitan Urban Study Program in New York City directed by Bill Webber of East Harlem Protestant Parish. While participating in the study program, Miller also worked for WCBS NewsRadio 880. In 1968, the Millers moved to Austin, Texas where Miller served as an associate minister of First Baptist Church. It was there in March, 1969 that Miller met Peter, Paul and Mary and convinced them to allow him to make a documentary of their music and activism. That documentary, called The Song is Love, was among the first films made on Peter, Paul and Mary. The film, shot and directed by Tobe Hooper, aired on PBS for ten years starting in Easter 1970. The Song is Love was a major fund-raising event for PBS during the seventies.

Miller then began developing curriculum for the Texas Education Agency, using role-playing games and short “trigger” films to teach Career Education. During the seventies, Miller assisted Warren Skaaren in starting the Texas Film Commission. Miller also began developing feature films with John Heyman of World Film Services, Inc.

Filmmaker Al Reinert approached Miller in 1986 to assist in completing one of Reinert’s projects, For All Mankind. The film documents the Apollo missions from 1968 to 1972. In 1989, For All Mankind was selected as the Audience Favorite and the Grand Jury Winner at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award. The film participated in many major film festivals in 1989 and 1990.