copyright law, not labor law, controlled the "work for hire" determination, and thus affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Miller. He adapted two novels into films: A Stranger Is Watching by Mary Higgins Clark was adapted into the 1982 film of the same name and the 1967 young adult novel The Black Pearl by Scott O'Dell into the 1977 film of the same name. His horror film Rock Paper Dead was released in 2018 and he has co-written the script for the horror thriller Eden Falls. Awards and nominations Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations (1990, 1999, 2001, 2002 & 2004; Best Writing; All My Children) (1994 & 1996; Best Writing; Another World) (1983; Best Writing; One Life to Live) Wins (1985, 1988 & 1998; Best Writing; All My Children) Writers Guild of America Award Nominations (1989 & 1999 Season; All My Children) (1997 Season; Guiding Light) (1993-1995 Season; Another World) Wins WIN (1998, 2000, 2001 & 2003 Season; All My Children) Personal life Miller is the third of four children. He married Elizabeth (Tina) Couzens Thurston in 1962. Books He was the author of several books titled, Telly Salavas Kojak in a numbered series. The books were published in New York by Pocket Books between 1974 through 1975. Several reprints were published by Star Books in the U.K. without the series number, but with same title. The series: 1974, Kojak #1: Siege 1974, Kojak #2: Requiem for a Cop 1975, Kojak #3: Girl in the River 1975, Kojak #4: Therapy in Dynamite 1975, Kojak #5: Death Is Not a Passing Grade 1975, Kojak #6: A Very Deadly Game 1975, Kojak #7: Take-Over 1975, Kojak #8: Gun Business 1975, Kojak #9: The Trade-off Other books: 1976, Fernanda, Pocket Books 1978, Hide The Children, Ballantine Books 1978, Giving In To Get Your Way: The attack-tics system for winning your everyday battles, Delacorte Press 1979, Toga Party, Fawcett Books 1979, The Glory Sharer, Jove Books 1981, Angel's Blood, Playboy Press 1981, The Book Of Worries: Hundreds of Horrible Things that Can Happen to You, Warner Books 1983, Windborne, Bantam Books 1993, Aikido In Everyday Life: Giving In to Get Your Way, North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, California Reprint of 1978 with Terry Dobson co-author. American Dynasty (3 volumes), Dell Books Filmography The Black Pearl (1977) Manny's Orphans (1978) Here Come the Tigers (1979) Friday the 13th (1980) A Stranger Is Watching (1982)