Miller, M. Hughes, 1913-1989.

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M. Hughes Miller (1913-1989) was a publisher and real estate developer. He was vice president and general manager for Charles E. Merrill (1939-1956), vice president of American Book-Stratford Press (1956-1958), and president of Bobbs-Merrill Company (1959-1963). From 1963-1986 he was with Book Publishers Project, Inc., and from 1986-1989 Book Publishers Enterprises, Inc. Miller was the founder of the Weekly Reader Children's Book Club in 1953 and also president of Four Seasons Estates, Inc., which developed land near Lake Tahoe, California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Miller married actress and writer Mala Powers in 1970.

From the description of Papers, 1946-1977. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 28439173

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Place Name Admin Code Country
Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)
United States
California
Subject
Publishers and publishing
Book clubs (Bookselling)
Book clubs (Discussion groups)
Children
Real estate development
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Publishers and publishing
Real estate developers
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Birth 1913

Death 1989

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