} Gilbert Heron Miller (July 3, 1884 – January 3, 1969) was an American

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. Born in

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, he was the son of English-born theatrical producer

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and

Bijou Heron Helene Wallace Stoepel (September 1, 1863 – March 18, 1937), known professionally as Bijou Heron, was an American stage actress, who became famous as a child actor in the 1870s. Biography Helene Wallace Stoepel was born in New York City to the ...

, a former child actress. Raised and educated in Europe, he returned home to follow in his father's footsteps and became a highly successful

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producer. Miller served as director of the League of New York Theatres as well as an officer of the Actors Fund. He brought the successful German language play By Candlelight to New York in 1929 with a translation by PG Wodehouse.tHe also managed the

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. Nominated three times, Gilbert Miller won the

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in 1950 for his production of ''

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''. In 1965, he was given a Special Tony Award "for having produced 88 plays and musicals and for his perseverance which has helped to keep New York and theatre alive." Gilbert Miller died in 1969 and was interred in the Woodlawn Cemetery in

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Private life

Miller's first wife was Jessie F. Glendinning, whom he divorced. She was an actress and the daughter of the actor John Glendinning, and the sister of

Ernest Glendinning Ernest Glendinning (February 19, 1884 – May 17, 1936) was a British born American actor. Biography Glendinning was the son of British-American actors John Glendinning and Clara Braithwaite. In 1907 his father married actress Jessie Millw ...

. They had one daughter, Dorothy. His second wife was Mary Margaret Allen; they divorced. His third wife was Kathryn (Kitty) Bache (1896–1979), a daughter of the

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financier

Jules Bache Jules Semon Bache (November 9, 1861 – March 24, 1944) was an American banker, art collector and philanthropist. Early life Julius Bache was born to a Jewish family in New York City. His father, Semon Bache é Bach(1826–1891), emigrated ...

, a supporter of American theatre who in 1941 helped found the New York branch of the Escholier Club. They married in 1927 in Paris, France. Columbia University's Kathryn Bache Miller Theatre was named in her honor.

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Gilbert Miller portrait probably in 1930s or 40s but certainly not 1910 as listed. The suit is not a 1910 era suit
(Univ. of Washington/Sayre Collection)
THE SWAN touring company 1924 Detroit; Gilbert Miller stands 6th from right in rear, under the A in Opera on building
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Gilbert 1884 births 1969 deaths American entertainment industry businesspeople American theatre managers and producers Businesspeople from New York City American people of English descent Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) 20th-century American businesspeople Special Tony Award recipients Tony Award winners