Bill Miller

Bill Miller (1904 – December 9, 2002) was a Russian-born American impresario, best known for serving as the entertainment director for several large casino hotels in Las Vegas from the 1950s to the 1970s. He was the father of music producer Jimmy Miller and of The New York Times reporter Judith Miller.

Biography Miller was born to a Jewish family in Pinsk, Russia, in 1904, the son of Lena and David Miller. He did not know his family's original surname. In 1945, he purchased the Riviera, a nightclub overlooking the Hudson River in Fort Lee, New Jersey, which had closed during World War II, and renamed it Bill Miller's Riviera. In 1953, the Riveria was shuttered to make way for the Palisades Parkway. and purchased in 1967 by Kirk Kerkorian), where he helped to launch the career of Sonny and Cher with Phil Spector. He was survived by his fourth wife, Denise B. Miller.