Hugo Pratt origin, his maternal grandfather was of Marrano (Jewish) descent, and his grandmother was of Turkish origin. He was also related to actor Boris Karloff (né William Henry Pratt). In 1937, Pratt moved with his mother to Abyssinia (Ethiopia), joining his father who was working there following the conquest of that country by Benito Mussolini's Italy. Pratt's father, a professional Italian soldier, was captured in 1941 by British troops and in late 1942, died from disease as a prisoner of war. The same year, Hugo Pratt and his mother were interned in a prison camp at Dirédaoua, where he would buy
Henry S. Miller Company Miller legacy for generations to come with the level of integrity on which it was founded. I carried the legacy to the best of my ability, and now it is their turn. It's not an unfinished goal but an infinite goal." The son of Juanita and Henry S. Miller Jr., Vance Miller became chairman and chief executive of Henry S. Miller Co. after Henry S. Miller, Jr. He spent 50 years developing the real estate business his grandfather launched in 1914. Vance graduated from Highland Park High School and earned a B.B.A. from Southern Methodist University in 1956 after meeting