in 1912. He died in Hollywood in 1971, aged 86. The jazz harpist Olivette Miller was his daughter, and playwright-librettist Sandra Seaton is also a relative. Influence and commemoration Miller was posthumously nominated for a Tony Award in 1979 for his contributions to musical theater, as described in Eubie!, based on the life of Eubie Blake. The book Reminiscing with Sissle and Blake by William Bolcom and Robert Kimball (Viking Press, 1973), tells the story of Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles's involvement with Shuffle Along. Filmography They Know Their Groceries (1929), Vitaphone Varieties short co-starring Aubrey Lyles. Bryan Foy directed That's the Spirit (1933) Harlem on the Prairie (1937) Harlem Rides the Range (1939) The Bronze Buckaroo (1939) Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951) See also African American musical theater References External links Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University: Flournoy E. Miller papers, 1924-1995 1885 births 1971 deaths African-American male comedians American male comedians 20th-century American comedians Vaudeville performers Blackface minstrel managers and producers American theatre managers and producers People from Columbia, Tennessee 20th-century African-American people