Henry Miller (actor)
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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. He made a name for himself touring with Margaret Anglin
in William Vaughn Moody's
play
, The Great Divide.
After 1908, Miller began working as a manager and was responsible for launching the acting careers of Alla Nazimova
, Walter Hampden
, Laura Hope Crews
and Ruth Chatterton
. With the backing of Elizabeth Milbank Anderson
, who owned the lot at 124 West 43rd Street, he also built and operated Henry Miller's Theatre
in New York.
He was married to Bijou Heron
with whom he had a son, Gilbert Miller
who would become a major producer on Broadway and in the West End. Henry and Bijou also had another son, Henry Jr.(aka Jack Miller), and a daughter, Agnes Miller, who married and divorced actor Tim McCoy
.
United States
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, director, 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...
and manager.
Born as John Pegge in London
London
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, Miller's parents immigrated
Immigration
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to Canada
Canada
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where he started acting as a juvenile. He became the leading man
Leading man
Leading man or leading gentleman is an informal term for the actor who plays a love interest to the leading actress in a film or play. A leading man is usually an all rounder; capable of singing, dancing, and acting at a professional level, but never outshining his female co-star...
in Charles Frohman's
Charles Frohman
Charles Frohman was an American theatrical producer. Frohman was producing plays by 1889 and acquired his first Broadway theatre by 1892. He discovered and promoted many stars of the American theatre....
stock company
Stock company
Stock company can refer to:*Joint stock company *Stock company - referring to a group of actors...
in New York City's
New York City
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Empire Theatre
Empire Theatre
Empire Theatre or Empire Theater may refer to:In the United Kingdom:*Empire Theatre of Varieties, now the Empire, Leicester Square, City of Westminster, London*Glasgow Empire Theatre, Glasgow*Hackney Empire, in Hackney...
in 1893. He made a name for himself touring with Margaret Anglin
Margaret Anglin
Mary Margaret Anglin was a Canadian-born Broadway actress, director and producer whom Encyclopædia Britannica calls "one of the most brilliant actresses of her day."...
in William Vaughn Moody's
William Vaughn Moody
William Vaughn Moody was a United States dramatist and poet. Author of The Great Divide, first presented under the title of The Sabine Woman at the Garrick Theatre in Chicago on April 12, 1906...
play
Play (theatre)
A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed...
, The Great Divide.
After 1908, Miller began working as a manager and was responsible for launching the acting careers of Alla Nazimova
Alla Nazimova
Alla Nazimova , was a Russian American film and theatre actress, a screenwriter and film producer. She is perhaps best known as simply Nazimova, but also went under the name Alia Nasimoff.-Early life:...
, Walter Hampden
Walter Hampden
Walter Hampden is the artist name of Walter Hampden Dougherty was a U.S. actor and theatre manager. He was the younger brother of the American painter Paul Dougherty ....
, Laura Hope Crews
Laura Hope Crews
Laura Hope Crews was a leading actress of the American stage in the first decades of the 20th century who is best remembered today for her later work as a character actress in motion pictures of the 1930s...
and Ruth Chatterton
Ruth Chatterton
Ruth Chatterton was an American actress, novelist, and early aviatrix.- Early life :Chatterton was born in New York City, on Christmas Eve 1892, to Walter Smith and Lillian Reed Chatterton...
. With the backing of Elizabeth Milbank Anderson
Elizabeth Milbank Anderson
Elizabeth Milbank Anderson , philanthropist and advocate for public health and women's education, was the daughter of Jeremiah Milbank , a successful commission merchant, manufacturer and investor, and Elizabeth Lake...
, who owned the lot at 124 West 43rd Street, he also built and operated Henry Miller's Theatre
Henry Miller's Theatre
The Stephen Sondheim Theatre, formerly Henry Miller's Theatre, is a Broadway theatre located at 124 West 43rd Street, between Broadway and 6th Avenue, in Manhattan's Theatre District.-History:...
in New York.
He was married to 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...
with whom he 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 producer on Broadway and in the West End. Henry and Bijou also had another son, Henry Jr.(aka Jack Miller), and a daughter, Agnes Miller, who married and divorced actor Tim McCoy
Tim McCoy
Col. Tim McCoy was an American actor, military officer, and expert on American Indian life and customs.-Early years:...
.