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Stuart Millar (born 16 May 1965), is a Scottish former football player and manager and currently Chief Scout (Scotland) at Ross County FC.

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Millar was born in Bellshill. He began his playing career with his home town club Airdrieonians, where he scored on his full debut at 17 years of age. He then joined Dundee, where he failed to make the breakthrough to the first team. He moved onto First Division club Montrose.

He then signed for Clyde, becoming Craig Brown's last signing as Clyde manager. He enjoyed the best spell of his career with Clyde, playing over 100 times for the club in four years. He then moved on to play for Alloa Athletic and Dumbarton. Stuart also had a successful spell playing in Cyprus with 1st Division club Evagoras Paphos. Whilst he was there the Cypriot club qualified for the UEFA Cup.

Following successful spells in junior football management with Carluke Rovers and Cumbernauld United, where they won four promotions, he became assistant manager at Stranraer, under Neil Watt. They were at Stair Park from 2003 until 2006. Highlights included winning the Third Division title in their first season, followed by a further successive promotion from the Second Division to the First Division. A record of their time at Stair Park is in Stuart's charity book - Stranraer FC - "The Neil Watt Years", which was published in 2009.

Millar was the chief scout at Ross County, a position he held from October 2007 to April 2010. Millar was appointed head coach of Clyde,[1] but on 2 February 2011 he was sacked by Clyde.[2]

Millar returned to his former position at Ross County in the summer of 2011. Millar resigned in the wake of manager Derek Adams and director of football George Adams being sacked.[3] He was appointed to a scouting position with West Bromwich Albion in October 2014.[4] He joined Dumbarton as chief scout in 2015,[5] before leaving the club two years later to join Stranraer as head of recruitment. Millar then took up the position of Director of Football from April 2018 to March 2019 [6] and was Director of Football at Airdrieonians until February 2021.

He became a scout at Bradford City in September 2021.[7] Millar returned to Airdrieonians as a Club Ambassador and stayed there until January 2024, subsequently returning once again to Ross County as Chief Scout (Scotland).

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''Stuart Millar'' is an American film producer and director known for his work in Hollywood during the 1960s and 1970s, including producing the acclaimed revisionist Western Little Big Man (1970) and directing films such as When the Legends Die (1972) and Rooster Cogburn (1975). Born on April 25, 1929, in New York City, Millar began his film career in the 1950s after serving with the State Department Motion Picture Branch and the Army Signal Corps, arriving in Hollywood in 1957. He formed a notable producing partnership with Lawrence Turman, leading to several key films including The Young Doctors (1961), I Could Go on Singing (1963), The Best Man (1964), and Birdman of Alcatraz (1962). Transitioning to directing, he helmed Paper Lion (1968), When the Legends Die (1972), and Rooster Cogburn (1975), the latter featuring John Wayne in a sequel to True Grit. Millar's career also extended to television, where he directed episodes of series such as MAS*H and Family, as well as TV movies including Vital Signs (1986) and Dream Breakers (1989). A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Producers Branch, he contributed to both theatrical and small-screen projects over several decades. Stuart Millar died on August 22, 2006.

Early life

Birth and entry into the film industry

Stuart Millar was born on April 25, 1929, in New York City. He began his involvement in film-related work after serving with the State Department Motion Picture Branch and the Army Signal Corps. He relocated to Hollywood in 1957 and began his Hollywood career as an assistant to director William Wyler on the production of Friendly Persuasion (1956), a role acknowledged in dedications to the film's source material where he is recognized as Wyler's assistant alongside the director's brother. This position provided his initial hands-on experience in major film production under one of Hollywood's prominent directors. By the late 1950s, Millar shifted toward producing, forming a partnership with former agent Lawrence Turman that led to their establishment as independent producers based in New York by 1960, with plans to develop multiple film projects. Their collaboration marked his entry into producing, beginning with The Young Doctors (1961).

Career

Producing career in the 1960s

In the 1960s, Stuart Millar established himself as a prominent film producer, frequently collaborating with Lawrence Turman in a partnership that produced several films early in the decade. Their joint efforts included The Young Doctors (1961), directed by Phil Karlson, a drama examining ethical conflicts in pathology that received praise for its restraint, clinical authenticity, literate screenplay, and compelling performances by Fredric March and Ben Gazzara. Millar and Turman also produced I Could Go on Singing (1963), directed by Ronald Neame and starring Judy Garland in her final film role, where her powerful musical performances were highlighted even as the review noted the story's frail foundation. Their collaboration continued with The Best Man (1964), directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and adapted by Gore Vidal from his own play, a lucid political drama depicting party power struggles that was commended for its sharp screenplay, engaging narrative, and strong performances, including an Academy Award nomination for Lee Tracy as Best Supporting Actor. Millar also took on producer credits independently or with other collaborators during this period. He produced Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), co-produced with Guy Trosper and directed by John Frankenheimer, a compassionate biographical prison drama starring Burt Lancaster as Robert Stroud that earned acclaim for its depth, affecting screenplay, and standout performances, garnering Academy Award nominations for Best Actor (Lancaster), Best Supporting Actor (Telly Savalas), Best Supporting Actress (Thelma Ritter), and Best Black-and-White Cinematography. He served as executive producer on Stolen Hours (1963). Later in the decade, Millar produced Paper Lion (1968), directed by Alex March and adapted from George Plimpton's nonfiction book.

Major productions and collaborations in the 1970s

In the 1970s, Stuart Millar solidified his reputation as a film producer through his work on Little Big Man (1970), a major revisionist Western that represented the culmination of his long-term collaboration with director Arthur Penn. Millar and Penn had co-founded Stockbridge Productions in 1965 to develop screenplays and projects together, including an intermittent effort on Calder Willingham's adaptation of Thomas Berger's novel that stretched over several years before gaining priority after Penn's success with Bonnie and Clyde (1967). The production, presented by Hiller Productions-Stockbridge Productions in association with Cinema Center Films, proceeded with principal photography beginning in July 1969 on a budget reported just over $7 million, involving extensive location shooting in Montana (including the Crow Nation reservation) and winter scenes in Alberta, Canada. Released in December 1970, Little Big Man earned over $12 million from more than 3,200 playdates in the United States and Canada, demonstrating strong commercial performance amid continued bookings into 1972. The film garnered widespread critical acclaim for its bold fusion of farce, historical tragedy, and political commentary, achieving a 91% Tomatometer approval rating based on 79 reviews, with an audience score of 87%. Critics hailed it as an ambitious epic that redefined the Western genre, with one calling it "the '70s has its first great epic" and "the new western to begin all westerns," while others praised its effective blend of comedy and serious themes through strong performances and Penn's direction. The production also drew attention for Chief Dan George's supporting role, which earned him critical awards and the first Academy Award nomination for acting ever given to a Native American by the AMPAS. This partnership with Penn on Little Big Man marked a high point in Millar's producing career during the decade, showcasing his ability to shepherd complex, ambitious projects to both critical and commercial success. Following this achievement, Millar transitioned to directing later in the 1970s.

Directing work and later television projects

Stuart Millar transitioned from a prolific producing career to directing in the early 1970s. His directorial debut came with When the Legends Die (1972), a drama that he also produced. The film starred Richard Widmark as an aging cowboy and Frederic Forrest as a young Native American rodeo rider who forms a complex relationship with him under the mentorship of the older man. Adapted from Hal Borland's novel, it explored themes of cultural clash and personal growth in the American West. The picture garnered generally favorable notices, holding an 80% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on available reviews. In 1975, Millar directed Rooster Cogburn, a Western adventure serving as a sequel to True Grit. The film reunited John Wayne in the title role of the one-eyed marshal with Katharine Hepburn as a spirited missionary's daughter, as they pursue outlaws in the Arkansas territory. Described by The New York Times as a "recycled" spin-off, the movie leaned on eccentric chase elements but received mixed assessments for its familiar plotting. Millar later focused on television projects, directing the 1989 CBS TV movie Dream Breakers. The drama centered on a Chicago building contractor (Robert Loggia) and his two sons (Kyle MacLachlan and D.W. Moffett), whose conflicting ideologies create family tension amid a shady business deal. Millar also produced and co-wrote the script with Victor Levin. A New York Times review noted that Millar's handling of familiar themes felt incomplete, critiquing the execution as not fully realized. These works marked Millar's shift toward helming projects in his later career, often combining directing with producing duties.

Personal life and death

Personal life

Stuart Millar's personal life remained largely private, with no publicly documented details regarding family, marriages, children, residences, or non-professional interests appearing in reliable sources. Available biographical records focus exclusively on his professional contributions and basic vital statistics, indicating a deliberate separation between his public career and private affairs.

Death

Stuart Millar died on August 22, 2006, at the age of 77. No cause of death or specific location was publicly reported in available industry sources.

Legacy

Stuart Millar's legacy in cinema is chiefly defined by his production of Little Big Man (1970), a landmark revisionist Western that offered a satirical and sympathetic portrayal of Native American experiences and critiqued American expansionism and militarism. The film achieved both critical acclaim and commercial success, earning over $12 million in U.S. and Canadian rentals by 1971, and Chief Dan George's performance garnered an Academy Award nomination—the first for a Native American actor in an acting category. In 2014, Little Big Man was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." In When the Legends Die (1972), which he directed, he extended his engagement with Native American themes, depicting a contemporary Ute man's struggle between traditional ways and modern pressures in a story adapted from a novel. Millar's contributions as a producer and director helped advance more complex and humanizing representations of indigenous characters in mainstream Hollywood films during the New Hollywood era.

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