Career
He was the musical director for The Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air, a Disney radio show of the 1930s. Mills created a "gadget band" with wild instruments for Donald Duck to direct on some episodes. He also created arrangements for the show.
Mills conducted his own band, and appeared in the Hollywood Bowl.
Mills was also the musical director for Columbia Broadcasting System Radio"s Silver Theater from 1937 to 1947. Mills died on April 5, 1987 in Morro Bay, California.