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Jason Miller (born John Anthony Miller Jr.; April 22, 1939 – May 13, 2001) was an American playwright and actor. He won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play for his play That Championship Season , and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Father Damien Karras in the 1973 ...
Character actor and playwright Jason Miller had a variety of jobs before he started a writing career and wrote his own play, "That Championship Season", for which he received the Pulitzer Prize Award.
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- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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- Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Jason Miller, best known for his play That Championship Season, passed away in 2001 after a heart attack. He was also an actor, director and artistic director of Scranton Public Theater.
May 15, 2001 · Jason Miller, the playwright and actor who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for ''That Championship Season,'' died on Sunday in Scranton, Pa. He was 62 and lived in Scranton. The cause...
Jason Miller was a character actor and playwright who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "That Championship Season". He also starred in The Exorcist (1973) and directed the film adaptation of his play.
- April 22, 1939
- May 13, 2001
Feb 27, 2011 · SCRANTON – With the revival of the award-winning play “That Championship Season” on Broadway this March, the name Jason Miller has been making national headlines again, as he did throughout his...
May 15, 2001 · Jason Miller, an actor and playwright whose “That Championship Season” won a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize as the best play of 1973, died Sunday of a heart attack at his home in Scranton,...