Miller was born to a
Jewish family in
Pinsk,
Russia, in 1904, the son of Lena and David Miller. He did not know his family's original surname. In 1945, he purchased the
Riviera, a nightclub overlooking the
Hudson River in
Fort Lee, New Jersey, which had closed during
World War II, and renamed it Bill Miller's Riviera. In 1953, the Riveria was shuttered to make way for the
Palisades Parkway. and purchased in 1967 by
Kirk Kerkorian), where he helped to launch the career of
Sonny and Cher with
Phil Spector. In 1969, Miller worked at Kerkorian's new hotel,
The International, where he booked
Barbra Streisand and revived the career of
Elvis Presley. The International became the world's largest resort hotel during his tenure. Miller retired in the 1970s. ==Personal life==