Alice Duer Miller (July 28, 1874 – August 22, 1942) was an American writer whose poetry actively influenced political opinion. Her feminist verses influenced political opinion during the American suffrage movement, and her

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''The White Cliffs'' influenced political thought during the U.S.'s entry into World War II. She also wrote novels and screenplays.

Early life

Alice Duer Miller was born in Staten Island, New York on July 28, 1874, into a wealthy and prominent family.BiblioBazaar, LLC
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with her parents and two sisters. She was the daughter of James Gore King Duer and Elizabeth Wilson Meads.Burstyn, Joan N. ''Past and promise: lives of New Jersey women'', Syracuse University Press, 1997; . Pg. 171-173 The family lost their fortune during the Baring Bank failure. Her mother Elizabeth Wilson Meads was the daughter of Orlando Meads of

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. Her great-grandfather was

William Alexander Duer William Alexander Duer (September 8, 1780 – May 30, 1858) was an American lawyer, jurist, and educator from New York City who served as the President of Columbia University from 1829 to 1842. He was also a slaveholder, owning numerous enslave ...

, president of Columbia College. Her great-great-grandfather was William Duer, an American lawyer, developer, and speculator from New York City. He had served in the

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and the convention that framed the New York Constitution. In 1778, he signed the United States

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. Her great-great-great-grandfather was William Alexander, who claimed the disputed title of

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and was an American major-general during the

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. Miller was also a descendant of Senator

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, who was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate for

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to the

. He also attended the Constitutional Convention and was one of the signers of the

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on September 17, 1787. Alice attended

Barnard College Barnard College of Columbia University is a private women's liberal arts college in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1889 by a group of women led by young student activist Annie Nathan Meyer, who petitioned Columbia ...

in 1895, studying Mathematics and

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and graduating

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. She helped to pay for her studies by selling novels and short essays to ''Harper's'' and ''Scribner's'' magazines. Alice excelled as a student with her award-winning thesis "Dedekind's Theory of the Irrational Number." She and her sister Caroline jointly published a book of poems. Miller remained connected to Barnard throughout her life; she was elected as a Trustee of Barnard College in 1922. Alice Duer Miller

Career

Alice wrote her entire life, but before she was a full-time writer, she taught at a girls school English composition and tutored Barnard College students in mathematics. Miller became known as a campaigner for women's suffrage and was an active member of the

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and

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. She published a series of satirical poems in the ''

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'' titled and later republished in the collection, ''

Are Women People ''Are Women People? A Book of Rhymes for Suffrage Times'' is the title of the collection of satirical poems published on June 12, 1915 by suffragist Alice Duer Miller. Many of the poems in this collection were originally released individually in ...

?'' These words became a catchphrase of the suffrage movement. It reads: "FATHER, what is a Legislature?
A representative body elected by the people of the state.
Are women people?
No, my son, criminals, lunatics and women are not people.
Do legislators legislate for nothing?
Oh, no; they are paid a salary.
By whom?
By the people.
Are women people?
Of course, my son, just as much as men are." She followed this collection with ''Women Are People!'' (1917). As a novelist, she scored her first success with ''Come Out of the Kitchen'' in 1916. The story was made into a play and later the 1948 film ''

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.'' She followed it with a series of other short novels, many of which were staged and (increasingly) made into films. Her novel in verse ''Forsaking All Others'' (1933) about a tragic love affair, and many consider her greatest work. Miller was invited to write for Hollywood in 1921 by

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. Many of her stories became motion pictures, such as ''

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'' (1925), ''

Roberta ''Roberta'' is a musical from 1933 with music by Jerome Kern, and lyrics and book by Otto Harbach. The musical is based on the novel ''Gowns by Roberta'' by Alice Duer Miller. It features the songs " Yesterdays", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "Let ...

'' (1935), and ''

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'' (1940). She also became involved in a number of motion picture screenplays, including '' Wife vs. Secretary'' (1936). Her name appears in the very first issue of ''The New Yorker'' as an advisory editor. Throughout her life, she wrote successfully for a wide range of genres and produced forty-four books. Manslaughter by Alice Duer Miller

''The White Cliffs''

In 1940, she wrote the verse novel ''The White Cliffs'', about an American girl who coming to London as a tourist, meets and marries a young upper-class Englishman in the period just before

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. The war begins and he goes to the front. He is killed just before the end of the War, leaving her with a young son. Her son is the heir to the family estate. Despite the pull of her own country and the impoverished condition of the estate, she decides to stay and live the traditional life of a member of the English upper class. The story concludes as

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commences, and she worries that her son, like his father, will be killed fighting for the country he loves. The poem ends with the lines: :...I am American bred :I have seen much to hate here – much to forgive, :But in a world in which England is finished and dead, :I do not wish to live. The poem was spectacularly successful on both sides of the Atlantic, selling nearly one million copies – an unheard of number for a book of verse. It was broadcast and recorded by British-American actress

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(with a symphonic accompaniment), and the story was made into the 1944 film ''

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''.

Personal life

Once she graduated, she married Henry Wise Miller on October 5, 1899, at Grace Church Chapel in New York City. Henry asked Alice to marry him three days after their first meeting. He was a Harvard graduate, born in 1877, the son of Lt. Commander Jacob Miller. They moved to

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, where Henry Miller was gambling on land speculation and rubber cultivation. Henry and Alice had their first son Denning Duer Miller in this time period when they were moving back and forth between New York City and Costa Rica. Their investment failed and the family moved back to New York City and struggled for years financially. Alice served as the primary breadwinner for the first decade of the marriage until Henry became a successful Wall Street stockbroker. After a long illness, Alice Duer Miller died in 1942 and was interred at Evergreen Cemetery in

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Selected works

* ''Poems'' (1896) * ''Modern Obstacle'' (1903) * ''Less Than Kin'' (1909) * ''The Blue Arch'' (1910) * ''Things'' (1914) * ''The Burglar and the Blizzard: A Christmas Story'' (1914) * ''Are Parents People? (1914) * ''Are Women People? a book of rhymes for suffrage times'' (1915) * ''Come Out of the Kitchen'' (1916) * ''Women Are People!'' (1917) * ''The Sturdy Oak'' (1917), Alice Duer Miller et al. ::A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors * ''Ladies Must Live'' (1917) * ''The Happiest Time of Their Lives'' (1918) * ''Wings in the Night'' (1918) * ''The Charm School'' (1919) * ''The Beauty and the Bolshevist'' (1920) * ''Manslaughter'' (1921) * ''Priceless Pearl'' (1924) * ''The Reluctant Duchess'' (1925) * ''The Springboard'' (1928) * ''Welcome Home'' (1928) * ''Forsaking All Others'' (1931) * ''Gowns by Roberta'' (1933) * ''Come Out of the Pantry'' (1934) * ''The Rising Star'' (1935) * ''And One Was Beautiful'' (1937) * ''The White Cliffs'' (1940)

Filmography

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Less Than Kin ''Less Than Kin'' is a lost 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Donald Crisp and written by Marion Fairfax and Alice Duer Miller. The film stars Wallace Reid, Ann Little, Raymond Hatton, Noah Beery, Sr., James Neill and Charles Ogle. ...

'', directed by

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(1918, based on the novel ''Less Than Kin'') *'' Come Out of the Kitchen'', directed by John S. Robertson (1919, based on the novel ''Come Out of the Kitchen'') *''

Her First Elopement ''Her First Elopement'' is a 1920 American drama film directed by Sam Wood and written by Edith M. Kennedy. It is based on the 1915 novel ''Her First Elopement'' by Alice Duer Miller. The film stars Wanda Hawley, Jerome Patrick, Nell Craig, Luc ...

'', directed by

Sam Wood Samuel Grosvenor Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was an American film director and producer who is best known for having directed such Hollywood hits as ''A Night at the Opera (film), A Night at the Opera'', ''A Day at the Races (fi ...

(1920, based on the novel ''Her First Elopement'') *'' Something Different'', directed by

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(1920, based on the novel ''Calderon's Prisoner'') *'' The Charm School'', directed by

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(1921, based on the novel ''The Charm School'') *'' Ladies Must Live'', directed by

George Loane Tucker George Loane Tucker (June 12, 1872 – June 20, 1921) was an American actor, silent film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. Career Tucker was born George S. Loane in Chicago to George Loane and stage actress Ethel Tucker. After ...

(1921, based on the novel ''Ladies Must Live'') *''

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'', directed by

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(1922, based on the novel ''Manslaughter'') *''

'', directed by Malcolm St. Clair (1925, based on the story ''Are Parents People?'') *'' Someone to Love'', directed by

F. Richard Jones Frank Richard Jones (September 7, 1893 – December 14, 1930) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. Early life and career Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Dick Jones was sixteen years old when he became involved in the fledgling fil ...

(1928, based on the novel ''The Charm School'') *''

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'', directed by

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(English-language version, 1930, based on the novel ''Come Out of the Kitchen'') **''Salga de la cocina'', directed by Jorge Infante (Spanish-language version, 1931, based on the novel ''Come Out of the Kitchen'') **', directed by

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(French-language version, 1931, based on the novel ''Come Out of the Kitchen'') **''

Every Woman Has Something ''Every Woman Has Something'' (German: ''Jede Frau hat etwas'') is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Leo Mittler and starring Trude Berliner, Willy Clever and Kurt Vespermann.Stach & Morsbach p.54 It is the German-language version of the 19 ...

'', directed by

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(German-language version, 1931, based on the novel ''Come Out of the Kitchen'') **', directed by (Swedish-language version, 1931, based on the novel ''Come Out of the Kitchen'') *''

'', directed by

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(English-language version, 1930, based on the novel ''Manslaughter'') **''

The Incorrigible ''The Incorrigible'' (Spanish: ''La incorregible'') is a 1931 film directed by Leo Mittler and starring Enriqueta Serrano, Tony D'Algy and Gabriel Algara.Finkielman p.172 Made at the Joinville Studios in Paris, it is the Spanish-language version ...

'', directed by

(Spanish-language version, 1931, based on the novel ''Manslaughter'') **'' The Indictment'', directed by

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(French-language version, 1931, based on the novel ''Manslaughter'') **''

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'', directed by

(German-language version, 1931, based on the novel ''Manslaughter'') **', directed by (Swedish-language version, 1931, based on the novel ''Manslaughter'') *''

The Princess and the Plumber ''The Princess and the Plumber'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Alexander Korda and written by Howard J. Green. The film stars Charles Farrell, Maureen O'Sullivan, H. B. Warner, Joseph Cawthorn, Bert Roach and Lucien Prival. ...

'', directed by

Alexander Korda Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; hu, Korda Sándor; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)Big Executive ''Big Executive'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by Alice Duer Miller and Laurence Stallings. The film stars Ricardo Cortez, Richard Bennett, Elizabeth Young, Sharon Lynn, Dorothy Peterson, Barton ...

'', directed by

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(1933, based on the story ''Big Executive'') *''

'', directed by

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(1935, based on the novel ''Gowns By Roberta'') *''

Come Out of the Pantry ''Come Out of the Pantry'' is a 1935 British musical film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Jack Buchanan, Fay Wray, James Carew and Fred Emney. It is based on a 1916 novel of the same name by Alice Duer Miller, and features musical numbers b ...

'', directed by

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(UK, 1935, based on the novel ''Come Out of the Kitchen'') *'' Collegiate'', directed by

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(1936, based on the novel ''The Charm School'') *''

'', directed by

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(1944, based on the verse novel ''The White Cliffs'') *''

'', directed by

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(UK, 1948, based on the novel ''Come Out of the Kitchen'') *''Sabela de Cambados'', directed by

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(Spain, 1949, based on the novel ''Come Out of the Kitchen'') *''

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'', directed by

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(1952, loosely based on the novel ''Gowns By Roberta'')

Screenwriter

*', directed by

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(1922) *''

The Exquisite Sinner ''The Exquisite Sinner'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent drama (film and television), drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and adapted by Alice Duer Miller from the novel ''Escape'' by Alden Brooks. Starring Conrad Nagel and Renée ...

'', directed by

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(1926) *''

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'', directed by

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(Germany, 1927) *''

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'', directed by

W. S. Van Dyke Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II (Woody) (March 21, 1889 – February 5, 1943) was an American film director and writer who made several successful early sound films, including '' Tarzan the Ape Man'' in 1932, ''The Thin Man'' in 1934, ''San Franc ...

(1936) *'' Wife vs. Secretary'', directed by

(1936) *''

And One Was Beautiful ''And One Was Beautiful'' is a 1940 romantic drama film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and starring Robert Cummings, Laraine Day, and Jean Muir. It is based on the story of the same name by Alice Duer Miller. Two sisters are attracted to a rich p ...

'', directed by Robert B. Sinclair (1940) *''

'', directed by

(1940)

Modern works and inspiration

Composer Edna Yeh set selections from ''Are Women People?'' to music. The work was commissioned and performed by

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References

External links

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Site dedicated to Alice Duer Miller's poems
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