Henry Miller (February 1, 1859 – April 9, 1926) 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.
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