Trevor Miller

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Trevor Miller
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Born (1965-10-05) October 5, 1965 (age 56)
Manchester, England
Occupation Author, Screenwriter, Director

Trevor Miller is an English screenwriter, author and playwright who the Record Mirror joked "is hailed by some as the voice of a generation". [1] The London Evening Standard called his debut novel Trip City "an On the Road for the post warehouse party generation." [2] He has since moved to Los Angeles, where he writes film screenplays.

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References

  1. Ferguson, Craig (1989). "I Special FX". Record Mirror, December 16, 1989. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008.
  2. The London Evening Standard, Trip City is Green by Paul Mathur, 12 October 1989