James Pinckney Miller (December 18, 1919,
San Antonio, Texas - November 1, 2001,
Flemington, New Jersey), known to friends and associates by the nickname
Pappy, wrote under the name
JP Miller. He was a leading playwright during the Golden Age of Television, receiving three Emmy nominations. A novelist and screenwriter, he was best known for
Days of Wine and Roses, directed by
John Frankenheimer for
Playhouse 90 (1958) and later a motion picture (1962) directed by
Blake Edwards.