"A celebration of Harry's life will be announced in due course," a statement read. "Please consider a donation to Dementia Australia and the Salvation Army in lieu of flowers." Sunrise correspondent Peter Ford described Miller as "a very significant force in Australian show business". Miller, pictured at Sydney Airport in September 1964. Credit:Trevor Dallen Born in New Zealand, Miller moved to Australia in 1963. He promoted early tours from Louis Armstrong, the Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys, and launched the career of Marcia Hines, whom he discovered at 16. Harry M. Miller and Simmone Logue in 2007. Credit:Jenny Evans

He produced a successful, and controversial, stage production of Hair in 1969, Jesus Christ Superstar in 1972 and The Rocky Horror Show in 1974. Loading As a celebrity agent and manager, he represented figures including TV stars Graham Kennedy and Barry Humphries, racing trainer Gai Waterhouse, fashion entrepreneur Maggie Tabberer, Lindy Chamberlain, Big Brother contestants and Judy Moran, the wife of Melbourne underworld figure Lewis Moran. He also negotiated the "cash for comment" deals for broadcaster Alan Jones. Miller attracted criticism for making money from tragedy and sensation. One example was Stuart Diver, who survived the 1997 Thredbo disaster. Miller also handled the funeral of INXS singer Michael Hutchence.

In 1982, he was convicted of fraud over failed ticketing business Computicket, and spent 10 months in Long Bay and Cessnock jails. Miller's private life was similarly complicated. "My wandering eye is something I have struggled to control all my adult life," he wrote in his autobiography. In a 2009 piece published by Fairfax Media, he reflected on three failed marriages, an overnight fling with singer Shirley Bassey, and a long relationship with TV personality Deborah Hutton. He described his partner Simmone Logue, whom he met in the late 1990s, as "the love of my life". Miller is survived by Logue and his five children - sons Simon and Miles and daughters Brook, Lauren and Justine.