Elizabeth Miller (academic)
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26 February 1939
- Ted Russell (father)
- Dora Oake (mother)
Elizabeth Russell Miller | |
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| Born | Elizabeth Anne Russell 26 February 1939 |
| Died | 2 January 2022 (aged 82) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Kelly Russell (brother) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Thesis | Norman Duncan: A Critical Biography (1987) |
| Doctoral advisor | Patrick O'Flaherty |
| Academic work | |
| Main interests | Dracula, Bram Stoker |
Elizabeth Russell Miller (16 February 1939 – 2 January 2022) was a Canadian academic who was Professor Emerita at Memorial University of Newfoundland.[1] She resided in Toronto. In her early academic career, she focused on Newfoundland literature, primarily the life and work of her father, well-known Newfoundland author and humorist Ted Russell. Beginning in 1990, her major field of research was Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, its author, sources and influence. She published several books on the subject, including Reflections on Dracula, Dracula: Sense & Nonsense, a volume on Dracula for the Dictionary of Literary Biography and, most recently, Bram Stoker's Notes for Dracula: A Facsimile Edition with Robert Eighteen-Bisang. She founded the Dracula Research Centre (now offline) and was the founding editor of the Journal of Dracula Studies now at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.[2] Miller died on 2 January 2022, at the age of 82.[3]
Literary awards
- Lord Ruthven Award: Dracula: Sense & Nonsense - Best non-fiction book in vampire subgenre for 2000[4]
- U.K. Dracula Society "Children of the Night" Award - Dracula: Sense & Nonsense - best book in horror/supernatural genre published in U.K. in 2000[5]
- Lord Ruthven Award: Bram Stoker's Notes for Dracula: A Facsimile Edition (with Robert Eighteen-Bisang) - Best non-fiction book in vampire subgenre for 2008.
- Lifetime Achievement Award (The Bernard Davies Award), Dracula Society, 2012
Personal awards
- President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching Memorial University, 1992[6]
- Baroness of the House of Dracula Honorary title bestowed on Elizabeth Miller by the Transylvanian Society of Dracula, Romania, 1995[7]
- Daughter of the Town of Aref Honorary title bestowed on Elizabeth Miller by the mayor of Aref, Romania, in 2000[8]
