Bijou Heron
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Bijou Heron was an American
stage actress.
Born Helen Wallace Stoepel in New York City
, New York
, the daughter of composer Robert Stoepel
and tragedienne Matilda Heron
, she was a child actress in the theatre. She married the Broadway
producer, writer, director, actor Henry Miller
(1858–1926) with whom she had a son, Gilbert Miller
who would become a major Broadway figure in his own right.
United States
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stage actress.
Born Helen Wallace Stoepel in New York City
New York City
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, New York
New York
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, the daughter of composer Robert Stoepel
Robert Stoepel
Robert Auguste Stoepel was a German-born American composer and conductor.- Biography :He was born Auguste Stoepel in Berlin, 1821. Because his father had a reputation as a court musician, he adopted his forename...
and tragedienne Matilda Heron
Matilda Heron
Matilda Agnes Heron was a popular mid-19th century actress in the United States, best known for her role in the play "Camille."Born in Ireland in 1830, Heron emigrated to the United States in 1842, and lived in Philadelphia. Starting in 1851 she began appearing professionally in plays. In 1853...
, she was a child actress in the theatre. She married the Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
producer, writer, director, actor Henry Miller
Henry Miller (actor)
Henry Miller was an English-born American actor, director, theatrical producer and manager.Born as John Pegge in London, Miller's parents immigrated to Canada where he started acting as a juvenile. He became the leading man in Charles Frohman's stock company in New York City's Empire Theatre in 1893...
(1858–1926) with whom she had a son, Gilbert Miller
Gilbert Miller
Gilbert Heron Miller was an American theatrical producer.Born in New York City, he was the son of English-born theatrical producer Henry Miller 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...
who would become a major Broadway figure in his own right.