Dick Miller (Richard Mills) June 29, 1945 – June 28, 2008WESTWOOD, Calif. - Legendary adult director/producer and AVN Hall-of-Famer Dick Miller (real name Richard Mills) passed away Saturday on the eve of his 63rd birthday. The cause of death is listed as a self-inflicted gunshot wound, an apparent suicide. Miller had been struggling with professional setbacks as well as an escalation of the effects of Myasthenia Gravis, the neuro-muscular disease that he suffered with for several years.In the adult entertainment industry, Miller directed movies under the nom de porn Richard Mailer. Miller was best known as the founder/owner of Island Home Video which later became Intropics Video, after which he acquired Soho Video. Most recently Miller chose the life of an expatriate, spending the last decade in Prague, Czech Republic where he directed and produced movies that had been distributed by many of the leading manufacturers including Wicked Pictures. He also created Blue Lights View, a gay video label distributed by Pulse Distribution.An orphan since childhood, Miller’s formative years were spent in foster homes. As a young adult living in Minnesota, he enrolled in the military service. His work in the adult industry spanned over four decades. While he had no immediate family, Miller was one of the most beloved figures in the business. His circle of friends was extensive and well-established, both in the United States and Czech Republic. Miller will be remembered as an erudite raconteur, bon-vivant, itinerant Elvis Presley and Bruce Springsteen fan and avowed lifelong bachelor.”I am completely devastated,” said AVN founder Paul Fishbein. “I lost a close member of my family. All of the photographs I found on his digital camera were of my daughter and wife. He wanted to show everyone I knew in Prague pictures of my kid. I can’t even believe we’re talking about this.”Miller had been visiting in the United States since May attending to business and personal issues. Dick Miller is survived by a who’s-who of adult industry giants, a testament to his enduring friendships and infectious personality.  Private services will be held on Saturday, July 19. For more information please contact Paul Fishbein at (818) 718-5788. If you have any personal memories of Dick you would like to share we invite you to please do so here.

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