biography
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Miller, Sir Jonathan (Wolfe)
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| (1934– )
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| biography:
| Actor and director, born in London, UK, He qualified as a doctor at Cambridge, and his career has combined medical research with contributions to stage and television. He came to public attention as part of the Beyond the Fringe team (1961–4), and in 1962 he directed John Osborne's Under Plain Cover at the Royal Court, which led to work in New York City, and an associate directorship of the National Theatre (1973–5), as well as much freelance work. From 1964 to 1965 he was editor and presenter of the BBC Television arts programme, Monitor. From 1974 he specialized in productions for the English National Opera and other major companies, and was artistic director at the Old Vic, London (1988–90). He wrote and presented the BBC television series The Body in Question (1977) and States of Mind (1982), and in 1985 became a research fellow in neuropsychology at Sussex University. He has written several books, including Subsequent Performances (1986). He received a knighthood in 2002. |
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