Norman C. Miller, journalist winner of the Pulitzer Prize, died at 90 years

Norman C. Miller, former editor -in -chief of Los Angeles Times and journalist winner of the Pulitzer Prize, known for his dedication to objective reports, died at 90 years of age.

Miller died in his home in Pasadena on March 29 after fighting against chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure, according to his son Scott.

Miller, a fervent Catholic, leaves to mourn her children Charlie, Mary Ellen Wasson and Scott, as well as eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. His wife, Mollie, and his daughter Teresa died a few years ago.

Miller was born in Pittsburgh on October 2, 1934. He attended the central Catholic High School and the University of Pennsylvania, where he obtained a baccalaureate in journalism. Miller was inducted into the temple of the fame of his high school and his university.

After university, Miller joined the navy where he served for four years and became an officer.

While working for the Wall Street Journal in 1964, Miller won a Pulitzer Prize for his reports on the financial fraud scandal of the Tinis Tinis raw materials. His report on the scandal served as a foundation for the book “The Great Salad Oil Swindle”, published in 1965.

After working for the Wall Street Journal for 20 years, Miller moved to Pasadena and became editor -in -chief of the Times. He retired from time after 14 years and became an auxiliary professor at the USC.

The members of the Times editorial room during his mandate remember Miller for his franchise as a editor. Doyle McManus, a member of national staff at the time, remembers that Miller was a hard but just boss.

“It was absolutely militant to comply with the highest objective reporting standards,” said McManus. “If you are investigating something and you were going to suggest that this person, whether it be a business manager or a politician, had objectionable acts, you had to make these facts nail.”

The staff members joked by saying that his militant edition approach was the result of Miller’s time in the navy, according to McManus.

Roger Smith, editor -in -chief of the Times during Miller’s mandate, recalls him as an editor dedicated to bringing readers the objective facts of any history produced during his stay.

“(Miller) was a right shooter, his very definition,” said Smith. “You knew where you stood with him at any time. He was devoted to the stories that we produced as much a direct shooting operation as himself.”

Under the direction of Miller, his colleagues remember having produced difficult investigation reports of all the presidents they have covered.

“(Miller) was a completely vigilant goalkeeper of traditional journalistic standards, and it was a good thing,” said McManus.

Miller remained a competitive opponent on the tennis court, where he played until the age of 86.

Miller conscientiously monitored his wife during his 12 -year battle against Alzheimer’s disease.

“My father took care of her every day during this 12 -year battle,” said Scott. “Observe his love, his compassion and his tenderness, taking care of his wife, was remarkable.”