Personal Life
Bob Miner was diagnosed in 1993 with pleural mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. He died on Friday, 11 November 1994 at the age of 52, surrounded by family. He had three children. His daughter Nicola Miner is the wife of novelist Robert Mailer Anderson.
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