David Mills, Journalist and Writer of Acclaimed TV Dramas, Dies at 48
David Mills, newspaper reporter turned writer for acclaimed TV dramas, died Tuesday of a brain aneurysm. He was in New Orleans working on a new HBO series, “Treme,” which is currently in production. New Orleans Times-Picayune writer Dave Walker this morning confirmed his death, citing an HBO spokesman.
A longtime collaborator with “The Wire” creator David Simon, Mills wrote for “Homicide: Life on the Street,” “NYPD Blue,” “ER,” “The Wire” and other shows. He won two Emmies for his work on the HBO miniseries “The Corner,” another Simon collaboration.
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