Lou Gherig Did Not Die of Cancer

Jason Miller, born John Anthony Miller Jr. (April 22, 1939 – May 13, 2001) was an American playwright and actor. He received the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play for his play That Championship Season and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Father Damien Karra in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist, a role he reprised in The Exorcist III. Miller’s eldest son is actor jason Patric. In 1982, Miller returned to Scranton to become artistic director of the Scranton Public Theatre, a regional theatre company founded the year before. On May 13, 2001, Miller died of a heart attack in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania. In 2004, actor Paul Sorvino, a longtime friend of Miller and a cast member of all three versions of That Championship Season was commissioned by Scranton to create a bronze bust of the late playwright and actor. The statue was unveiled in December 2008. Lou Gherig Did Not Die of Cancer, by Jason Miller (Playing time: 47:28)<br /> Starring Nancy Kawalek, Tony Miratti and  Danielle Aubuchon (Henrik Ibsen vs, the Little League) The post Lou Gherig Did Not Die of Cancer appeared first on SANTA BARBARA THEATRE OF THE AIR.