"Steeplejack" Charles Miller

American urban climber "Steeplejack" Charles Miller 1882 1910 1882 Los Angeles Stunt performer 1900-1910 Steeplejack Charles Miller (1882–1910),http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH19100621.2.86.50 Los Angeles Herald California Digital Newspaper Collection 2016-07-18 nicknamed the Human Fly, was an American man famous for climbing buildings. He began climbing in 1900, and earned a living from his stunts. Miller did not use any climbing equipment. He died after falling sixty feet from the fourth floor of the Hamburger building in Los Angeles in full view of hundreds of spectators, who transported his unconscious body to the hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. See also List of stunt performers nicknamed the "Human Fly" Buildering References Category:1882 births Category:1910 deaths Category:Accidental deaths from falls in the United States Category:Urban climbers Category:Urban exploration