Mark Miller, the prolific actor and screenwriter writer best known for Please Don’t Eat The Daisies and Guestward, Ho! has died.
His daughter, actress Penelope Ann Miller, confirmed the news on Twitter. He was 97.Miller portrayed college professor Jim Nash on Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, which ran from 1965-1967 and then in syndication.
The NBC-MGM sitcom, which ran for 58 half-hour episodes, was loosely based on the theatrical film of the same name starring Doris Day and David Niven.
The series did well initially, but its ratings took a hit in Season 2 when it was moved opposite The Jackie Gleason Show. Miller had substantial runs on other big shows, most notably Desilu’s Guestward Ho!
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