Allen Harris Miner (October 18, 1917 – January 4, 2004) was an American director and screenwriter. He served as a photographer during

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. Miner then directed and wrote for television programs including '' Perry Mason'', '' Mission: Impossible'', ''

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'', '' The Jane Wyman Show'', ''

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'', '' The Lawless Years'', ''

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'', '' Riverboat'' and ''

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''. He died in January 2004 of

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, at the age of 86.

References

Bibliography: * Bernhard Valentinitsch,Gleichgewicht und Machtverhältnisse- Allen H.Miners Frühwerk.In:35mm-retro-film-magazin.Nr. 47(Saarbrücken 2022),p.66-68

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