Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1884, July 3 | Born, New York, to actor-manager Henry Miller and actress Bijou Heron |
| 1907 | Began theater management career as company manager of Henry Miller’s touring production of The Great Divide |
| 1910-1915 | Managed all of Henry Miller’s American productions |
| circa 1914-1918 | Served in intelligence as a lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps and became part of the American Expeditionary Force during the First World War |
| 1916 | Debut as producer in London with Daddy Long-Legs |
| 1919 | Opened first New York show, Monsieur Beacuaire |
| 1921 June | Took over operation of the Empire Theatre and the Frohman Corporation |
| 1932 April | Left Frohman |
| circa 1939-1944 | Served as aircraft technician aboard the aircraft carrier Shangri-La during the Second World War |
| 1950 | The Cocktail Party won Tony Award for Best Play |
| 1958 | The Rope Dancer nominated for Tony Award for Best Play |
| 1962 | The Caretaker nominated for Tony Award for Best Play |
| 1965 | Received special Tony Award for "having produced 88 plays and musicals and for his perseverance which has helped to keep New York and theatre alive" |
| 1968 | Sold Henry Miller's Theatre |
| 1969, January 2 | Died and buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, New York |
PRODUCTIONS: Polly with a past (1921), The nervous wreck (1924), The captive (1926), Dantons Tod (1927), Her cardboard lover (1927), Interference (1927), Midsummer night’s dream (1927), Jedermann (1927), Er ist an allem Schuld [He is to blame for everything] (1928), Diener zweier Herren [Servant of two masters] (1928), Kabale und Liebe (1928), The patriot (1928, Jan. 20, Jan. 29), Der lebende Leichnam [The living corpse] (1928), Olympia (1928), The sacred flame (1928), Our betters (1928), Peripherie (1928), Happy husband (1928), Paris (1928), The age of innocence (1928), Candle-light (1929), Love duel (1929), The skyrocket (1929), Journey’s end (1929), Hundred years old (1929), Berkeley Square (1929), Marseilles (1930, Nov. 9, Nov. 18), Petticoat influence (1930), Journey’s end (1930, Aug. 5, Aug. 24), The violet (1930), Tomorrow and tomorrow (1931), The sex fable (1931, Nov. 15, Nov. 25), The good fairy (1931), The animal kingdom (1932, Jan. 3, Jan. 13), Behold we live (1932), The late Christopher Bean (1932), Firebird (1932, Sept. 25, Nov. 22), This side idolatry (1933), Reunion in Vienna (1934), Bride of Torozko (1934, July 10, Sept. 14), Ode to liberty (1934 Dec. 11, Dec. 22), The petrified forest (1934), The petrified forest (1935), Laburnum grove (1935), The ringmaster (1935), Tovarich (1935), Libel! (1935, Dec. 3, Dec. 8, Dec. 21), Victoria Regina (1935, Dec. 13, Dec. 27), The country wife (1936, Oct. 7, Dec. 2), Pride and prejudice (1936), Tovarich (1936, Oct. 16, Oct. 25), Promise (1936), The amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1937), Yes, my darling daughter (1937), Old music (1937), French without tears (1937, Sept. 26, Sept. 29), Victoria Regina (1937), Silent knight (1937), Murder in the cathedral (1938), Once is enough (1938), Victoria Regina (1938), I have been here before (1938), Ladies and gentlemen (1939), Geneva (1940), Ladies in retirement (1940), Delicate story (1940), Twelfth night (1940, Oct. 18, Oct. 27), Anne of England (1941), Lily of the valley (1942), Heart of a city (1942), Lifeline (1942), Flare path (1942), Harriet (1943, Mar. 4, Mar. 14), For keeps (1944), Harriet (1944), The rich full life (1945), Antigone (1946), Dear Ruth (1946), Candida (1946), Play’s the thing (1948, Apr. 29, May 9), Edward, my son (1948), Montserrat (1949), Cocktail party (1950), Ring around the moon (1950), Caesar and Cleopatra (1951), Antony and Cleopatra (1951), Horses in midstream (1953), The living room (1954), Witness for the prosecution (1954), The reluctant debutante (1956), The sleeping prince (1956), Under Milk Wood (1957), The rope dancer (1957), Look after Lulu (1959), Golden fleecing (1959), The caretaker (1961), The White House (1964), Diamond orchid (1965)