1967
Ellen
2008
Ellen Sue Miller
April 14, 1967 — December 23, 2008
Ellen Sue Miller, suddenly and too young at 41, on Wednesday, December 23, 2008. Preceded in death by her mother, Phyllis Miller Hyde, and survived by her step-father, Scott Hyde, her father Abraham Miller (Estelle), her brothers Steven Miller and Michael Miller, and many colleagues, students and friends.
Ellen was a writer of some success and considerable brilliance. A native of Brooklyn and a life-long New Yorker, she was schooled at South Shore H.S., then Wesleyan University (with honors and Phi Beta Kappa), and then, on fellowship, in New York University’s MFA program in creative writing. Ellen was a resident artist at the McDowell Colony during the winter of 1996-97. She taught at NYU and later, at the New School. Her major published works, all set in New York City, were well-received, critically acclaimed, and left her readers wanting more. These included her 1994 novel, Like Being Killed, and two chapters of an unfinished second novel that were published as short stories in the anthologies Lost Tribe: Jewish Fiction from the Edge (2003) and Brooklyn Noir (2004), and numerous smaller pieces in periodicals and on-line.
Ellen’s friendship, her artistry with words, her biting humor and her vulnerable warmth will all sadly be missed. Memorial February 8, from 4-6 PM, NYU Creative Writing Program, 58 West 10th St. Graveside services 8:30 AM, Monday, February 16, Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Texas. Memorials to the charity of your choice in lieu of flowers. May her memory be a blessing.
Ellen was a writer of some success and considerable brilliance. A native of Brooklyn and a life-long New Yorker, she was schooled at South Shore H.S., then Wesleyan University (with honors and Phi Beta Kappa), and then, on fellowship, in New York University’s MFA program in creative writing. Ellen was a resident artist at the McDowell Colony during the winter of 1996-97. She taught at NYU and later, at the New School. Her major published works, all set in New York City, were well-received, critically acclaimed, and left her readers wanting more. These included her 1994 novel, Like Being Killed, and two chapters of an unfinished second novel that were published as short stories in the anthologies Lost Tribe: Jewish Fiction from the Edge (2003) and Brooklyn Noir (2004), and numerous smaller pieces in periodicals and on-line.
Ellen’s friendship, her artistry with words, her biting humor and her vulnerable warmth will all sadly be missed. Memorial February 8, from 4-6 PM, NYU Creative Writing Program, 58 West 10th St. Graveside services 8:30 AM, Monday, February 16, Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Texas. Memorials to the charity of your choice in lieu of flowers. May her memory be a blessing.
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