R. De Witt (Richard De Witt) Miller

Richard De Witt Miller (January 22, 1910 – June 3, 1958), usually published as R. DeWitt Miller, was an American writer known for both science fiction and nonfiction about unusual and unexplained subjects. His first science-fiction story, The Shapes, appeared in Astounding Science Fiction in 1936, helping place him within the pulp-magazine world of the 1930s and 1940s.

He also became associated with Fortean and paranormal writing. Sources describe books such as You Do Take It With You, The Mastery of the Master, Impossible—Yet It Happened, and Stranger Than Life, which show his interest in odd facts, psychical research, and mysteries that sat just outside accepted science. That mix of speculative fiction and curiosity about the unexplained gave his work a distinctive flavor.

Although he is not as widely remembered as some of his contemporaries, Miller remains of interest to readers who enjoy classic magazine-era science fiction and the broader culture of mid-century weird nonfiction. Available source pages did not provide a confirmed clear portrait photograph of him, so no profile image is included here.