Showing posts with label Nolan Miller. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nolan Miller. Show all posts

Friday, June 8, 2012

Statement by the Costume Designers Guild on the Passing of Nolan Miller

“We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our long time Guild member and one of the greatest Costume Designers of our time, Nolan Miller.  The Costume Designers Guild expresses its deepest sympathies to Mr. Miller’s friends and loved ones and we will always be appreciative of the enormous contributions he made to our craft,” said Costume Designers Guild President, Mary Rose, in a statement made Thursday.

Miller (January 8, 1933 - June 6, 2012) is well known for his work in the 1980s long running series Dynasty, for which he won an Emmy Award in 1984.  Mr. Miller then went on to design the costumes for the TV series The Colbys and mini-series Dynasty: the Reunion in 1991.  He collaborated with television producers Aaron Spelling and Douglas S. Cramer on numerous projects including Charlie's Angels, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Hotel and Vega$.

Nolan Miller Dead at 79

Fashion designer Nolan Miller, responsible for glamorous looks seen on DYNASTY, THE COLBYS and many other series, died on Wednesday in Woodland Hills, California. He was 79.

Miller was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2006 and announced his retirement in 2011 on TV shopping channel QVC for which he had designed a costume jewelry line for over 20 years.