Gilbert Miller
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Gilbert Heron Miller was an American
theatrical producer
.
Born in New York City
, he was the son of English-born theatrical producer Henry Miller
(1859–1926) 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
producer. Miller served as director of the League of New York Theatres as well as an officer of the Actors Fund. He also managed the St James's Theatre
in London
.
Nominated three times, Gilbert Miller won the Tony Award for Best Play
in 1950 for his production of "The Cocktail Party
." 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.http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60B15FB3C5E147493C1A9178AD85F4D8685F9
His second wife was Margaret Miller; they divorced.
His third wife was Kathryn (Kitty) Bache (1896–1979), a daughter of the Wall Street
financier Jules Bache
, 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.
United States
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theatrical producer
Theatrical producer
A theatrical producer is the person ultimately responsible for overseeing all aspects of mounting a theatre production. The independent producer will usually be the originator and finder of the script and starts the whole process...
.
Born in New York City
New York City
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, he was the son of English-born theatrical producer 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...
(1859–1926) and Bijou Heron
Bijou Heron
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...
, a former child actress. Raised and educated in Europe
Europe
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, he returned home to follow in his father's footsteps and became a highly successful 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. Miller served as director of the League of New York Theatres as well as an officer of the Actors Fund. He also managed the St James's Theatre
St James's Theatre
The St James's Theatre was a 1,200-seat theatre located in King Street, at Duke Street, St James's, London. The elaborate theatre was designed with a neo-classical exterior and a Louis XIV style interior by Samuel Beazley and built by the partnership of Peto & Grissell for the tenor and theatre...
in London
London
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.
Nominated three times, Gilbert Miller won the Tony Award for Best Play
Tony Award for Best Play
The Tony Award for Best Play is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theatre, including musical theatre, honoring productions on Broadway in New York. It currently takes place in mid-June each year.There was no award in the Tony's first year...
in 1950 for his production of "The Cocktail Party
The Cocktail Party
The Cocktail Party is a play by T. S. Eliot. Elements of the play are based on Alcestis, by the Ancient Greek playwright Euripides. The play was the most popular of Eliot's seven plays in his lifetime, although his 1935 play, Murder in the Cathedral, is better remembered today.The Cocktail Party...
." 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
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx
Woodlawn Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in New York City and is a designated National Historic Landmark.A rural cemetery located in the Bronx, it opened in 1863, in what was then southern Westchester County, in an area that was annexed to New York City in 1874.The cemetery covers more...
in The Bronx, New York.http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60B15FB3C5E147493C1A9178AD85F4D8685F9
Private life
Miller's first wife was Jessie Beck, whom he divorced. They had one daughter, Dorothy.His second wife was Margaret Miller; they divorced.
His third wife was Kathryn (Kitty) Bache (1896–1979), a daughter of the Wall Street
Wall Street
Wall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
financier Jules Bache
Jules Bache
Jules Semon Bache was a German-born American banker, art collector and philanthropist.-Biography:Born in Germany, as a young boy his family emigrated to the United States, settling in New York City. In 1881, he started work as a cashier at Leopold Cahn & Co., a stockbrokerage firm founded by his...
, 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
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
Kathryn Bache Miller Theatre
Miller Theatre
Miller Theatre at Columbia University is located on the Morningside Heights campus of Columbia University. It is a performing arts producer dedicated to developing and presenting new music....
was named in her honor.
External links
- 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)
- findagrave memorial