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Merle Dale Miller (May 17, 1919 – June 10, 1986) was an American writer, novelist, and author who is perhaps best remembered for his best-selling biography of Harry S. Truman, and as a pioneer in the gay rights movement.
Jun 11, 1986 · Merle Miller, a former president of the Authors Guild who wrote best-selling oral biographies of Harry S. Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson, died yesterday at Danbury (Conn.)...
Apr 24, 2018 · Plain Speaking is the bestselling book based on conversations between Merle Miller and the thirty-third President of the United States, Harry S. Truman. From these interviews, as well as others who knew him over the years, Miller transcribes Truman’s feisty takes on everything from his personal life, military service, and political career to ...
- Merle Miller
Jul 23, 2022 · If you were a gay man, alive and writing in the U.S. in 1980, you undoubtedly knew who Merle Miller was! He’d been around for years, working as a novelist, writer for hire, was briefly ...
Merle Miller, born in Montour, Iowa, wrote almost a dozen books, including more than half a dozen novels. His first, ''That Winter'' (1948), was considered one of the best novels about the postwar readjustment of World War II veterans.
Oct 11, 2012 · Merle Miller, who had been an editor at Harper’s and who was a well-respected and best-selling author (and veteran of the Second World War), felt “outraged and saddened” to read Epstein’s...
Dec 1, 1986 · Plain speaking: an oral biography of harry s. truman Mass Market Paperback – December 1, 1986. by Merle Miller (Author) 227. See all formats and editions. Excerpts from interviews with Truman and people who knew him well provide an ultimate record of his life and his influence on Washington politics. Read more.
- Merle Miller
