Merlin Miller
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Born | Merlin L. Miller 1956 (age 67–68) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, writer, |
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Merlin L. Miller (born 1956) is an American
Miller was the 2012 presidential nominee of the white nationalist American Third Position Party (now known as the American Freedom Party).[4] Academic and political activist Virginia Abernethy was his running-mate.
Early years
Miller was born in
Career
Miller produced and edited Devil Rider (1989), a horror movie starring Tag Groat as the title character.[5][6] In 1991, Miller produced David Heavener's crime film Prime Target, starring Heavener as policeman John Bloodstone and Isaac Hayes as Captain Tompkins.[7]
Miller co-produced the action film A Mission to Kill (1992), starring William Smith as a mentally unstable Vietnam veteran, Boris Catuli. Tag Groat, who played the title role in Devil Rider, also appeared in this film.[8]
Miller returned to film making with A Place to Grow (1998), which he wrote, directed, and produced. The movie starred country singer Gary Morris; actors John Beck and Wilford Brimley, as well as hobo music artist Boxcar Willie, also appeared in it.[9] >[10]
Miller produced and directed a western movie,
Miller's shift in ideology led him to found Americana Pictures, based in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Miller's current home. According to its mission statement, the company aims "to develop, produce and market quality motion pictures, which promote fresh talent and the best of traditional European-American ideals."[12] Americana Pictures' first film was said to be about the USS Liberty incident, which he referred to as a "shocking Israeli attack" on the United States. He said he was planning to produce The Liberator (which was to be based on the history of Arminius and the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest).[3][13]
He wrote a favorable review of the Martin Campbell movie Edge of Darkness.[14]
Ideology
During the 2000s, Miller began to take on an increasingly
Miller also spoke at the 2008 national conference of the
Miller was a noted participant in the International Conference on Hollywoodism in Iran. After his return from Iran in 2012, he wrote on his website that he realized that the people who wanted a war between the US and Iran are "globalists (international bankers and their multinational beneficiaries). They control Israel, the American media and most of our politicians…and by extension our foreign policy."[17]
Political activities
In 2008, Miller contributed $200 to the
In January 2012, Miller was nominated by the American Third Position Party (later known as the American Freedom Party) for President of the United States in the 2012 election.[20][21] He was the party's first presidential candidate nominee after its foundation in 2010.[4][22] He gained ballot access in Colorado, New Jersey and Tennessee. During the 2012 election, he received 2,307 votes (~0.0%) in these states.[23]
In September 2012, Miller met with Iranian president
References
- ^ "Arminius: The Liberator of Europe". Archived from the original on January 28, 2010.
- ^ "New Film Company says it will compete directly with Hollywood moguls". Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Americana Pictures: Restoring the American Dream". Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Winger, Richard (January 17, 2012) "American Third Position Nomines its First National Ticket", Ballot Access News. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
- ^ "Merlin Miller". IMDb. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ "Devil Rider (1989)". IMDb. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ "Prime Target (1991)". IMDb. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ "A Mission to Kill (1992)". IMDb. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ "Merlin Miller". Archived from the original on March 12, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ "A Place to Grow (1998)". IMDb. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ "Jericho (2000)". IMDb. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ "Americana Pictures: "Restoring the Dream"". Archived from the original on March 13, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ "Plans". Archived from the original on March 13, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ "Edge of Darkness". February 4, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ "Arminius movie maker tied to national hate group". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ "The Political Cesspool guest list". Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ Miller, Merlin (September 21, 2012). "Donate As The War Drums Beat". Occidental Observer. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
- ^ "Merlin Miller Political Campaign Contributions 2008 Election Cycle". Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ "Candidates for Delegate" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 29, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ "American Third Position Party nominates presidential ticket" (PDF). Merlin Miller 2012. Merlin Miller. January 12, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- ^ "American Third Position Party Presidential Ticket". Archived from the original on January 11, 2012.
- ^ "American Third Position Party nominates presidential ticket", Independent Political Report. January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
- ^ "2012 USElectionAtlas Results".
- ^ "Fringe U.S. Presidential Candidate Scores Meeting With Ahmadinejad".