Jeff Millar

Jeffery Lynn Millar (July 10, 1942 – November 30, 2012) was an American comic strip writer and film critic best known for creating the Tank McNamara comic strip with illustrator Bill Hinds.[1]

For those of a similar name, see Geoff Millar and Jeff Miller (disambiguation).
Jeff Millar
BornJeffery Lynn Millar
(1942-07-10)July 10, 1942
Pasadena, Texas
DiedNovember 30, 2012(2012-11-30) (aged 70)
Houston, Texas[1]
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)
  • Writer
    • Notable works
    		Tank McNamara
    AwardsHouston Film Critics Society Award for Outstanding Achievement, 2012
    Spouse(s)Peg[1]

    Early life and education

    Millar was born in Pasadena, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas.

    Career

    Millar began covering entertainment for the Houston Chronicle.[2]

    Tank McNamara debuted in 1974. Millar retired from the Chronicle in 2000.

    Millar also wrote fiction, including the 1975 story “Toto, I Have a Feeling We’re Not in Kansas Anymore,” which appeared in Orbit Science Fiction. He published the thriller novel Private Sector in 1978. He co-authored a zombie story with Alex Stern titled Dead and Buried, which was adapted into the 1981 horror movie Dead & Buried.

    Death and legacy

    Millar died in late November 2012 due to bile duct cancer; illustrator Hinds took over the writing of Tank McNamara after Millar's death.[2]

    Shortly after Millar's death, he was posthumously awarded the 2012 Houston Film Critics Society Award for Outstanding Achievement.

    References
    1. Gerber, Marisa (December 9, 2012). Jeff Millar dies at 70; 'Tank McNamara' comic strip creator. Los Angeles Times
    2. Cavna, Michael (December 3, 2012). RIP, Jeff Millar: ‘Tank McNamara’ co-creator Bill Hinds memorializes his good friend’s ‘bewildered’ sense of humor. Washington Post
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