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Gilbert Heron Miller (July 3, 1884 – January 3, 1969) was an American
theatrical producer.
Born in
New York City
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, he was the son of English-born theatrical producer
Henry Miller
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and
Bijou Heron, a former child actress. Raised and educated in Europe, he returned home to follow in his father's footsteps and became a highly successful
Broadway
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Theatre
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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
St James's Theatre
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in
London
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.
Nominated three times, Gilbert Miller won the
Tony Award for Best Play
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in 1950 for his production of ''
The Cocktail Party
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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
The Bronx, New York
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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. 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
Wall Street
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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), emigrate ...
, 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.
References
External links
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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
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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