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Name George_(Dr) Miller
Other Name Dr George Miller, George Miliotis
Birth Year 1945
Death Year 0000
Country Australia
Comments (George Miller is born in 1945 but NOT on 1st January.)



Place of Birth: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Occupation: Director (d), Screenwriter (sc), Producer (p).

Education: University of New South Wales Medical School; Melbourne University (Film); UCLA (Acting).





George Miller first studied medicine and then film, the latter under director Phillip Noyce at Melbourne University. He practiced as a doctor while raising the money to finance his first feature, Mad Max (1979). With the first sequal, the films earned cult and critical acclaim for Miller and launced Mel Gibson on the road to international stardom. Miller later went on to enjoy success in Hollywood with film such as Witches of Eastwick (1987) and Lorenzo's Oil (1992). In 1995, he co-produced and co-authored the acclaimed film Babe, based on a classic children's book.





Filmography:

1979 Mad Max (d, story).

1981 Mad Max 2 / The Road Warrior (d, sc).

1982 The Man From Snowy River (d).

1983 Twilight Zone - The Movie (d).

1985 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (p, d, sc).

1987 The Christmas Visitor (d).

1987 The Witches Of Eastwick (d).

1987 The Year My Voice Broke (p).

1989 Dead Calm (p, 2nd Unit Director).

1990 Flirting (p).

1992 gross Misconduct (d).

1992 Lorenzo's Oil (p, d, sc).

1992 Over The Hill (d).

1995 Babe (p, sc).



Academy Awards:

Nominated for Writing - Screenplay (Written Directly for the Screen) 1992: Lorenzo's Oil.

Nominated for Best Picture 1995: Babe -- Producer.

Nominated for Writing - Screenplay (Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) 1995: Babe.
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