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	\| honorific_prefix = [[~~w:Sir\|~~Sir]]		\| honorific_prefix = [[Sir]]
	\| name = Jonathan Miller		\| name = Jonathan Miller
	\| honorific_suffix = [[W:Order of the British Empire\|CBE]]		\| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire\|CBE]]
	\| image = Jonathan Miller.jpg		\| image = Jonathan Miller.jpg
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	\| birth_name = Jonathan Wolfe Miller		\| birth_name = Jonathan Wolfe Miller
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1934\|07\|21}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1934\|07\|21}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:St John's Wood\|~~St John's Wood]], London, England		\| birth_place = [[St John's Wood]], London, England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2019\|11\|27\|1934\|07\|21\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2019\|11\|27\|1934\|07\|21\|df=yes}}
	\| spouse = {{Marriage\|Rachel Collet\|1956\|2019}}		\| spouse = {{Marriage\|Rachel Collet\|1956\|2019}}
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	\| alma_mater = [[w:St John's College, Cambridge\|St John's College]] ([[~~w:MB BChir\|~~MB BChir]], 1959)		\| alma_mater = [[St John's College, Cambridge\|St John's College]] ([[MB BChir]], 1959)
	\| occupation = {{hlist\|Humorist\|[[w:physician\|physician]]\|[[w:Theatre director\|theatre and opera director]]\|actor\|television presenter\|author}}		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Humorist\|[[w:physician\|physician]]\|[[w:Theatre director\|theatre and opera director]]\|actor\|television presenter\|author}}
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	'''Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller''' [[w:Order of the British Empire\|CBE]] (21 July 1934 – 27 November 2019) was an English [[w:Theatre director\|theatre and opera director]], actor, author, television presenter, humourist and [[w:physician\|physician]]. After training in medicine and specialising in [[~~w:neurology\|~~neurology]] in the late 1950s, he came to prominence in the early 1960s in the comedy revue ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' with [[Peter Cook]], [[Dudley Moore]] and [[w:Alan Bennett\|Alan Bennett]].		'''Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller''' [[Order of the British Empire\|CBE]] (21 July 1934 – 27 November 2019) was an English [[w:Theatre director\|theatre and opera director]], actor, author, television presenter, humourist and [[w:physician\|physician]]. After training in medicine and specialising in [[neurology]] in the late 1950s, he came to prominence in the early 1960s in the comedy revue ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' with [[Peter Cook]], [[Dudley Moore]] and [[w:Alan Bennett\|Alan Bennett]].

	Miller began directing operas in the 1970s. His 1982 production of a "[[w:American Mafia\|Mafia]]"-styled ''[[~~w:Rigoletto\|~~Rigoletto]]'' was set in 1950s [[w:Little Italy, Manhattan\|Little Italy]]. In its early days, he was an associate director at the <!-- Did not acquire the 'Royal' tag until 1988. -->[[w:Royal National Theatre\|National Theatre]]. He later ran the [[w:Old Vic Theatre\|Old Vic Theatre]]. As a writer and presenter of more than a dozen BBC documentaries, Miller became a television personality and public intellectual in Britain and the United States.		Miller began directing operas in the 1970s. His 1982 production of a "[[American Mafia\|Mafia]]"-styled ''[[Rigoletto]]'' was set in 1950s [[Little Italy, Manhattan\|Little Italy]]. In its early days, he was an associate director at the <!-- Did not acquire the 'Royal' tag until 1988. -->[[w:Royal National Theatre\|National Theatre]]. He later ran the [[w:Old Vic Theatre\|Old Vic Theatre]]. As a writer and presenter of more than a dozen BBC documentaries, Miller became a television personality and public intellectual in Britain and the United States.

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==
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	===1960s: ''Beyond the Fringe''===		===1960s: ''Beyond the Fringe''===
	[[File:Beyond the Fringe original cast.JPG\|thumb\|Miller (far right) in ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' on [[Broadway theatre\|Broadway]], with (from left) [[Dudley Moore]], [[Alan Bennett]] and [[Peter Cook]]]]		[[File:Beyond the Fringe original cast.JPG\|thumb\|Miller (far right) in ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' on [[Broadway theatre\|Broadway]], with (from left) [[Dudley Moore]], [[Alan Bennett]] and [[Peter Cook]]]]
	Miller helped to write and produce the satirical [[revue]] ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'', which premiered at the [[Edinburgh Festival]] in August 1960. This launched, in addition to his own, the careers of [[Alan Bennett]], [[Peter Cook]] and [[Dudley Moore]]. Miller quit the show shortly after its move from London to [[Broadway (Manhattan)\|Broadway]] in 1962, and took over as editor and presenter of the [[BBC]]'s arts programme ''[[Monitor (arts programme)\|Monitor]]'' in 1965. The ''Monitor'' appointment arose because Miller had approached [[Huw Wheldon]] about taking up a place on the BBC's director training course. Wheldon assured him that he would "pick it up as he went along".~~{{Citation needed\|date=January 2010}}~~		Miller helped to write and produce the satirical [[revue]] ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'', which premiered at the [[Edinburgh Festival]] in August 1960. This launched, in addition to his own, the careers of [[Alan Bennett]], [[Peter Cook]] and [[Dudley Moore]]. Miller quit the show shortly after its move from London to [[Broadway (Manhattan)\|Broadway]] in 1962, and took over as editor and presenter of the [[BBC]]'s arts programme ''[[Monitor (arts programme)\|Monitor]]'' in 1965. The ''Monitor'' appointment arose because Miller had approached [[Huw Wheldon]] about taking up a place on the BBC's director training course. Wheldon assured him that he would "pick it up as he went along".

	Miller's first experience of directing a stage-play was for [[John Osborne]], whose ''[[Under Plain Cover]]'' he directed in 1962.<ref>Heilpern, John, ''John Osborne: A Patriot for Us'', 2007, Random House, pp.287.</ref> In 1964, he directed the play ''[[The Old Glory]]'' by the American poet [[Robert Lowell]] in New York City. It was the first play produced at the [[American Place Theatre]] and starred [[Frank Langella]], [[Roscoe Lee Brown]], and [[Lester Rawlins]]. The play won five [[Obie Awards]] in 1965 including an award for "Best American Play" as well as awards for Langella, Brown and Rawlins.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/154799-Robert-Lowells-Benito-Cereno-Begins-Off-Broadway-at-the-Flea-Sept-22\|title=Robert Lowell's Benito Cereno Begins Off-Broadway at the Flea Sept. 22\|work=Playbill}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://us.macmillan.com/theoldglory/RobertLowell\|title=The Old Glory\|author=Macmillan\|work=Macmillan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/obies/index/1965/\|title=New York News, Food, Culture and Events \|work=The Village Voice}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.americanplacetheatre.org/history/brief\|title=History in Brief // The American Place Theatre\|publisher=americanplacetheatre.org\|access-date=17 June 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817001323/http://www.americanplacetheatre.org/history/brief\|archive-date=17 August 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		Miller's first experience of directing a stage-play was for [[John Osborne]], whose ''[[Under Plain Cover]]'' he directed in 1962.<ref>Heilpern, John, ''John Osborne: A Patriot for Us'', 2007, Random House, pp.287.</ref> In 1964, he directed the play ''[[The Old Glory]]'' by the American poet [[Robert Lowell]] in New York City. It was the first play produced at the [[American Place Theatre]] and starred [[Frank Langella]], [[Roscoe Lee Brown]], and [[Lester Rawlins]]. The play won five [[Obie Awards]] in 1965 including an award for "Best American Play" as well as awards for Langella, Brown and Rawlins.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/154799-Robert-Lowells-Benito-Cereno-Begins-Off-Broadway-at-the-Flea-Sept-22\|title=Robert Lowell's Benito Cereno Begins Off-Broadway at the Flea Sept. 22\|work=Playbill}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://us.macmillan.com/theoldglory/RobertLowell\|title=The Old Glory\|author=Macmillan\|work=Macmillan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/obies/index/1965/\|title=New York News, Food, Culture and Events \|work=The Village Voice}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.americanplacetheatre.org/history/brief\|title=History in Brief // The American Place Theatre\|publisher=americanplacetheatre.org\|access-date=17 June 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817001323/http://www.americanplacetheatre.org/history/brief\|archive-date=17 August 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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	===1980s: Shakespeare and neuropsychology===		===1980s: Shakespeare and neuropsychology===
	In 1980, Miller was persuaded to join the troubled ''[[BBC Television Shakespeare]]'' project (1978–85). He became producer (1980–82) and directed six of the plays himself, beginning with a well received ''[[Taming of the Shrew]]'' starring [[John Cleese]]. In the early 1980s, Miller was a popular and frequent guest on [[PBS]]' ''[[Dick Cavett Show]]''.~~{{citation needed\|date=December 2020}}~~		In 1980, Miller was persuaded to join the troubled ''[[BBC Television Shakespeare]]'' project (1978–85). He became producer (1980–82) and directed six of the plays himself, beginning with a well received ''[[Taming of the Shrew]]'' starring [[John Cleese]]. In the early 1980s, Miller was a popular and frequent guest on [[PBS]]' ''[[Dick Cavett Show]]''.

	Miller wrote and presented the BBC television series, and accompanying book, ''States of Mind'' in 1983 and the same year directed [[Roger Daltrey]] as Macheath, the outlaw hero of the BBC's production of [[John Gay]]'s 1728 [[ballad opera]], ''[[The Beggar's Opera]]''. He also became chair of [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] board of directors.~~{{citation needed\|date=March 2016}}~~ In 1984, he studied [[neuropsychology]] with Dr. Sandra Witelson at [[McMaster University]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario\|Hamilton]], Ontario, Canada, before becoming a [[neuropsychology]] research fellow at the [[University of Sussex]] the following year.~~{{citation needed\|date=December 2020}}~~		Miller wrote and presented the BBC television series, and accompanying book, ''States of Mind'' in 1983 and the same year directed [[Roger Daltrey]] as Macheath, the outlaw hero of the BBC's production of [[John Gay]]'s 1728 [[ballad opera]], ''[[The Beggar's Opera]]''. He also became chair of [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] board of directors. In 1984, he studied [[neuropsychology]] with Dr. Sandra Witelson at [[McMaster University]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario\|Hamilton]], Ontario, Canada, before becoming a [[neuropsychology]] research fellow at the [[University of Sussex]] the following year.

	===1990s===		===1990s===
	In 1990, Miller wrote and presented a joint BBC/Canadian production titled, ''[[Born Talking: A Personal Inquiry into Language]]''. The four-part series looked into the acquisition of language, and complexities surrounding language production, with special focus on sign language used by deaf people. This interest was contemporaneous with his friend Oliver Sacks' immersion in, and writing/publishing a book about Deaf Culture and deaf people entitled ''[[Seeing Voices]].'' Miller then wrote and presented the television series ''Madness'' (1991) and ''Jonathan Miller on Reflection'' (1998). The five-part ''Madness'' series ran on [[PBS]] in 1991. It featured a brief history of madness and interviews with psychiatric researchers, clinical psychiatrists, and patients in therapy sessions. In 1992, [[Opera Omaha]] staged the United States premiere of the [[Gioachino Rossini]]'s 1819 opera ''[[Ermione]]'', directed by Miller.~~{{citation needed\|date=December 2020}}~~		In 1990, Miller wrote and presented a joint BBC/Canadian production titled, ''[[Born Talking: A Personal Inquiry into Language]]''. The four-part series looked into the acquisition of language, and complexities surrounding language production, with special focus on sign language used by deaf people. This interest was contemporaneous with his friend Oliver Sacks' immersion in, and writing/publishing a book about Deaf Culture and deaf people entitled ''[[Seeing Voices]].'' Miller then wrote and presented the television series ''Madness'' (1991) and ''Jonathan Miller on Reflection'' (1998). The five-part ''Madness'' series ran on [[PBS]] in 1991. It featured a brief history of madness and interviews with psychiatric researchers, clinical psychiatrists, and patients in therapy sessions. In 1992, [[Opera Omaha]] staged the United States premiere of the [[Gioachino Rossini]]'s 1819 opera ''[[Ermione]]'', directed by Miller.

	===2000s: Atheism and return to directing===		===2000s: Atheism and return to directing===
	In 2004, Miller wrote and presented a television series on [[atheism]] entitled ''[[Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief]]'' (more commonly referred to as ''Jonathan Miller's Brief History of Disbelief'') for [[BBC Four]], exploring the roots of his own atheism and investigating the history of atheism in the world. Individual conversations, debates and discussions for the series that could not be included due to time constraints were aired in a six-part series entitled ''[[The Atheism Tapes]]''. He also appeared on a BBC Two programme in February 2004, called ''What the World Thinks of God'' appearing from New York. The original three-part series aired on [[public television]] in the United States in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web \| url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/2007/04/17/pbs-to-air-disbelief-series/ \|title = PBS to air "Disbelief" series\|date = 17 April 2007}}</ref>		In 2004, Miller wrote and presented a television series on [[atheism]] entitled ''[[Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief]]'' (more commonly referred to as ''Jonathan Miller's Brief History of Disbelief'') for [[BBC Four]], exploring the roots of his own atheism and investigating the history of atheism in the world. Individual conversations, debates and discussions for the series that could not be included due to time constraints were aired in a six-part series entitled ''[[The Atheism Tapes]]''. He also appeared on a BBC Two programme in February 2004, called ''What the World Thinks of God'' appearing from New York. The original three-part series aired on [[public television]] in the United States in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web \| url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/2007/04/17/pbs-to-air-disbelief-series/ \|title = PBS to air "Disbelief" series\|date = 17 April 2007}}</ref>

	In 2007, Miller directed ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'' at [[Crucible Theatre\|The Crucible, Sheffield]], his first work on the British stage for 10 years. He also directed [[Claudio Monteverdi\|Monteverdi's]] ''[[L'Orfeo]]'' in Manchester and Bristol, and ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]'' in Tokyo and gave talks throughout Britain during 2007 called ''An Audience with Jonathan Miller'' in which he spoke about his life for an hour and then fielded questions from the audience. He also curated an exhibition on camouflage at the [[Imperial War Museum]]. He appeared at the [[Royal Society of the Arts]] in London discussing humour (4 July 2007) and at the [[British Library]] on religion (3 September 2007).~~{{citation needed\|date=December 2020}}~~		In 2007, Miller directed ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'' at [[Crucible Theatre\|The Crucible, Sheffield]], his first work on the British stage for 10 years. He also directed [[Claudio Monteverdi\|Monteverdi's]] ''[[L'Orfeo]]'' in Manchester and Bristol, and ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]'' in Tokyo and gave talks throughout Britain during 2007 called ''An Audience with Jonathan Miller'' in which he spoke about his life for an hour and then fielded questions from the audience. He also curated an exhibition on camouflage at the [[Imperial War Museum]]. He appeared at the [[Royal Society of the Arts]] in London discussing humour (4 July 2007) and at the [[British Library]] on religion (3 September 2007).

	In January 2009, after a break of 12 years, Miller returned to the [[English National Opera]] to direct his own production of ''[[La Bohème]]'', notable for its 1930s setting. This same production ran at the [[Cincinnati Opera]] in July 2010, also directed by Miller.		In January 2009, after a break of 12 years, Miller returned to the [[English National Opera]] to direct his own production of ''[[La Bohème]]'', notable for its 1930s setting. This same production ran at the [[Cincinnati Opera]] in July 2010, also directed by Miller.

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 * [https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/atheism.shtml Jonathan Miller's Brief History of Disbelief]
 * [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00545cr Jonathan Miller on Language and the Mind]
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	'''Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller''' [[w:Order of the British Empire\|CBE]] (21 July 1934 – 27 November 2019) was an English [[w:Theatre director\|theatre and opera director]], actor, author, television presenter, humourist and [[w:physician\|physician]]. After training in medicine and specialising in [[w:neurology\|neurology]] in the late 1950s, he came to prominence in the early 1960s in the comedy revue ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' with [[Peter Cook]], [[Dudley Moore]] and [[Alan Bennett]].		'''Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller''' [[w:Order of the British Empire\|CBE]] (21 July 1934 – 27 November 2019) was an English [[w:Theatre director\|theatre and opera director]], actor, author, television presenter, humourist and [[w:physician\|physician]]. After training in medicine and specialising in [[w:neurology\|neurology]] in the late 1950s, he came to prominence in the early 1960s in the comedy revue ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' with [[Peter Cook]], [[Dudley Moore]] and [[w:Alan Bennett\|Alan Bennett]].

	Miller began directing operas in the 1970s. His 1982 production of a "[[w:American Mafia\|Mafia]]"-styled ''[[w:Rigoletto\|Rigoletto]]'' was set in 1950s [[w:Little Italy, Manhattan\|Little Italy]]. In its early days, he was an associate director at the <!-- Did not acquire the 'Royal' tag until 1988. -->[[w:Royal National Theatre\|National Theatre]]. He later ran the [[w:Old Vic Theatre\|Old Vic Theatre]]. As a writer and presenter of more than a dozen BBC documentaries, Miller became a television personality and public intellectual in Britain and the United States.		Miller began directing operas in the 1970s. His 1982 production of a "[[w:American Mafia\|Mafia]]"-styled ''[[w:Rigoletto\|Rigoletto]]'' was set in 1950s [[w:Little Italy, Manhattan\|Little Italy]]. In its early days, he was an associate director at the <!-- Did not acquire the 'Royal' tag until 1988. -->[[w:Royal National Theatre\|National Theatre]]. He later ran the [[w:Old Vic Theatre\|Old Vic Theatre]]. As a writer and presenter of more than a dozen BBC documentaries, Miller became a television personality and public intellectual in Britain and the United States.

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	'''Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller''' [[w:Order of the British Empire\|CBE]] (21 July 1934 – 27 November 2019) was an English [[Theatre director\|theatre and opera director]], actor, author, television presenter, humourist and [[physician]]. After training in medicine and specialising in [[neurology]] in the late 1950s, he came to prominence in the early 1960s in the comedy revue ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' with [[Peter Cook]], [[Dudley Moore]] and [[Alan Bennett]].		'''Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller''' [[w:Order of the British Empire\|CBE]] (21 July 1934 – 27 November 2019) was an English [[w:Theatre director\|theatre and opera director]], actor, author, television presenter, humourist and [[w:physician\|physician]]. After training in medicine and specialising in [[w:neurology\|neurology]] in the late 1950s, he came to prominence in the early 1960s in the comedy revue ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' with [[Peter Cook]], [[Dudley Moore]] and [[Alan Bennett]].

	Miller began directing operas in the 1970s. His 1982 production of a "[[w:American Mafia\|Mafia]]"-styled ''[[w:Rigoletto\|Rigoletto]]'' was set in 1950s [[w:Little Italy, Manhattan\|Little Italy]]. In its early days, he was an associate director at the <!-- Did not acquire the 'Royal' tag until 1988. -->[[w:Royal National Theatre\|National Theatre]]. He later ran the [[w:Old Vic Theatre\|Old Vic Theatre]]. As a writer and presenter of more than a dozen BBC documentaries, Miller became a television personality and public intellectual in Britain and the United States.		Miller began directing operas in the 1970s. His 1982 production of a "[[w:American Mafia\|Mafia]]"-styled ''[[w:Rigoletto\|Rigoletto]]'' was set in 1950s [[w:Little Italy, Manhattan\|Little Italy]]. In its early days, he was an associate director at the <!-- Did not acquire the 'Royal' tag until 1988. -->[[w:Royal National Theatre\|National Theatre]]. He later ran the [[w:Old Vic Theatre\|Old Vic Theatre]]. As a writer and presenter of more than a dozen BBC documentaries, Miller became a television personality and public intellectual in Britain and the United States.

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	'''Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller''' [[w:Order of the British Empire\|CBE]] (21 July 1934 – 27 November 2019) was an English [[Theatre director\|theatre and opera director]], actor, author, television presenter, humourist and [[physician]]. After training in medicine and specialising in [[neurology]] in the late 1950s, he came to prominence in the early 1960s in the comedy revue ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' with [[Peter Cook]], [[Dudley Moore]] and [[Alan Bennett]].		'''Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller''' [[w:Order of the British Empire\|CBE]] (21 July 1934 – 27 November 2019) was an English [[Theatre director\|theatre and opera director]], actor, author, television presenter, humourist and [[physician]]. After training in medicine and specialising in [[neurology]] in the late 1950s, he came to prominence in the early 1960s in the comedy revue ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' with [[Peter Cook]], [[Dudley Moore]] and [[Alan Bennett]].

	Miller began directing operas in the 1970s. His 1982 production of a "[[American Mafia\|Mafia]]"-styled ''[[Rigoletto]]'' was set in 1950s [[Little Italy, Manhattan]]. In its early days, he was an associate director at the <!-- Did not acquire the 'Royal' tag until 1988. -->[[Royal National Theatre\|National Theatre]]. He later ran the [[Old Vic Theatre]]. As a writer and presenter of more than a dozen BBC documentaries, Miller became a television personality and public intellectual in Britain and the United States.		Miller began directing operas in the 1970s. His 1982 production of a "[[w:American Mafia\|Mafia]]"-styled ''[[w:Rigoletto\|Rigoletto]]'' was set in 1950s [[w:Little Italy, Manhattan\|Little Italy]]. In its early days, he was an associate director at the <!-- Did not acquire the 'Royal' tag until 1988. -->[[w:Royal National Theatre\|National Theatre]]. He later ran the [[w:Old Vic Theatre\|Old Vic Theatre]]. As a writer and presenter of more than a dozen BBC documentaries, Miller became a television personality and public intellectual in Britain and the United States.

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==

	=== Early life ===		=== Early life ===
	Miller grew up in [[St John's Wood]], London, in a well-connected Jewish family. His father [[Emanuel Miller\|Emanuel]] (1892–1970), who was of [[Lithuanian Jews\|Lithuanian]] descent and suffered from severe [[rheumatoid arthritis]], was a military psychiatrist and subsequently a paediatric psychiatrist at Harley House. His mother, [[Betty Miller (author)\|Betty Miller]] (~~née~~ Spiro) (1910–1965), was a novelist and biographer who was originally from [[County Cork]], Ireland. Miller had an elder sister, Sarah (died 2006) who worked in television for many years and retained an involvement with [[Judaism]] that Miller, as an [[atheist]], always eschewed. The young Miller was brought for assessment to several [[child psychiatry\|child psychiatrists]], including [[Donald Winnicott]]. As a teenager he had many sessions with the psychiatrist Leopold Stein, whose sessions he enjoyed and in which they "simply conversed about philosophy and [[Hughlings Jackson]]'s early neurological theories."<ref name="truant"/>		Miller grew up in [[w:St John's Wood\|St John's Wood]], London, in a well-connected Jewish family. His father [[w:Emanuel Miller\|Emanuel]] (1892–1970), who was of [[w:Lithuanian Jews\|Lithuanian]] descent and suffered from severe [[w:rheumatoid arthritis\|rheumatoid arthritis]], was a military psychiatrist and subsequently a paediatric psychiatrist at Harley House. His mother, [[w:Betty Miller (author)\|Betty Miller]] ({{nee}} Spiro) (1910–1965), was a novelist and biographer who was originally from [[w:County Cork\|County Cork]], Ireland. Miller had an elder sister, Sarah (died 2006) who worked in television for many years and retained an involvement with [[w:Judaism\|Judaism]] that Miller, as an [[w:atheist\|atheist]], always eschewed. The young Miller was brought for assessment to several [[w:child psychiatry\|child psychiatrists]], including [[w:Donald Winnicott\|Donald Winnicott]]. As a teenager he had many sessions with the psychiatrist Leopold Stein, whose sessions he enjoyed and in which they "simply conversed about philosophy and [[w:Hughlings Jackson\|Hughlings Jackson]]'s early neurological theories."<ref name="truant"/>

	Miller moved between several different schools prior to attending [[Taunton School]],<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Bassett\|first1=Kate\|title=In Two Minds: a Biography of Jonathan Miller\|date=2012\|publisher=Oberon Books\|page=336}}</ref> including for a time at the [[Rudolf Steiner School Kings Langley]] (a [[Waldorf education\|Waldorf school]]) where he was taught by two of [[Ivy Compton-Burnett]]'s sisters and says of that time that he "never learnt anything at all".<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Garland \|first1=Nick \|title=Johnathan Miller \|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-oldie/20200201/281586652498999 \|access-date=30 April 2022 \|work=The Oldie \|agency=PressReader.com \|date=1 Feb 2020}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web \|last1=Miller \|first1=Jonathan \|title=Not the brightest child at school \|url=https://www.webofstories.com/play/jonathan.miller/7;jsessionid=C439F0518783A019A04791D22FAA1291 \|website=Web of Stories \|access-date=30 April 2022 \|language=en}}</ref> Miller concluded his secondary school education at [[St Paul's School, London]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2045941.stm\|title=BBC NEWS – Entertainment – Miller: Master of all trades\|publisher=BBC\|date=14 June 2002}}</ref> where he developed an early (and ultimately lifelong) interest in the biological sciences. While at St Paul's School at the age of 12, Miller met and became close friends with [[Oliver Sacks]] and Sacks's best friend Eric Korn, friendships which remained crucial throughout the rest of their lives. In 1953, before leaving secondary school, he performed comedy several times on the BBC radio programme ''Under Twenty Parade''.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Wilmut\|first1=Roger\|title=From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980\|date=1980\|publisher=Eyre Methuen\|page=2}}</ref> Miller studied [[natural science]]s and medicine at [[St John's College, Cambridge]] ([[MB BChir]], 1959), where he was a member of the [[Cambridge Apostles]] before going on to train at [[University College Hospital]] in London.~~{{citation needed\|date=September 2014}}~~		Miller moved between several different schools prior to attending [[w:Taunton School\|Taunton School]],<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Bassett\|first1=Kate\|title=In Two Minds: a Biography of Jonathan Miller\|date=2012\|publisher=Oberon Books\|page=336}}</ref> including for a time at the [[Rudolf Steiner School Kings Langley]] (a [[w:Waldorf education\|Waldorf school]]) where he was taught by two of [[w:Ivy Compton-Burnett\|Ivy Compton-Burnett]]'s sisters and says of that time that he "never learnt anything at all".<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Garland \|first1=Nick \|title=Johnathan Miller \|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-oldie/20200201/281586652498999 \|access-date=30 April 2022 \|work=The Oldie \|agency=PressReader.com \|date=1 Feb 2020}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web \|last1=Miller \|first1=Jonathan \|title=Not the brightest child at school \|url=https://www.webofstories.com/play/jonathan.miller/7;jsessionid=C439F0518783A019A04791D22FAA1291 \|website=Web of Stories \|access-date=30 April 2022 \|language=en}}</ref> Miller concluded his secondary school education at [[St Paul's School, London]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2045941.stm\|title=BBC NEWS – Entertainment – Miller: Master of all trades\|publisher=BBC\|date=14 June 2002}}</ref> where he developed an early (and ultimately lifelong) interest in the biological sciences. While at St Paul's School at the age of 12, Miller met and became close friends with [[Oliver Sacks]] and Sacks's best friend Eric Korn, friendships which remained crucial throughout the rest of their lives. In 1953, before leaving secondary school, he performed comedy several times on the BBC radio programme ''Under Twenty Parade''.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Wilmut\|first1=Roger\|title=From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980\|date=1980\|publisher=Eyre Methuen\|page=2}}</ref> Miller studied [[w:natural science\|natural science]]s and medicine at [[w:St John's College, Cambridge\|St John's College]] ([[w:MB BChir\|MB BChir]], 1959), where he was a member of the [[w:Cambridge Apostles\|Cambridge Apostles]] before going on to train at [[w:University College Hospital\|University College Hospital]] in London.

	While studying medicine, Miller was involved in <!--"the"?: the university drama society and--> the [[Footlights\|Cambridge Footlights]], appearing in the revues ''Out of the Blue'' (1954) and ''Between the Lines'' (1955). Good reviews for these shows, and for Miller's performances in particular, led to his performing on a number of radio and television shows while continuing his studies; these included appearances on ''Saturday Night on [[BBC Light Programme\|the Light]]'', ''[[Tonight (1957 TV series)\|Tonight]]'' and ''[[Sunday Night at the London Palladium]]''. He qualified as a physician in 1959 and then worked as a hospital [[Foundation House Officer\|house officer]] for two years, including at the [[Central Middlesex Hospital]] as [[house physician]] for [[gastroenterologist]] [[Francis Avery Jones]].		While studying medicine, Miller was involved in <!--"the"?: the university drama society and--> the [[Footlights\|Cambridge Footlights]], appearing in the revues ''Out of the Blue'' (1954) and ''Between the Lines'' (1955). Good reviews for these shows, and for Miller's performances in particular, led to his performing on a number of radio and television shows while continuing his studies; these included appearances on ''Saturday Night on [[BBC Light Programme\|the Light]]'', ''[[Tonight (1957 TV series)\|Tonight]]'' and ''[[Sunday Night at the London Palladium]]''. He qualified as a physician in 1959 and then worked as a hospital [[Foundation House Officer\|house officer]] for two years, including at the [[Central Middlesex Hospital]] as [[house physician]] for [[gastroenterologist]] [[Francis Avery Jones]].

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	\| honorific_prefix = [[Sir]]		\| honorific_prefix = [[w:Sir\|Sir]]
	\| name = Jonathan Miller		\| name = Jonathan Miller
	\| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire\|CBE]]		\| honorific_suffix = [[W:Order of the British Empire\|CBE]]
	\| image = Jonathan Miller ~~appearing on "After Dark", 3 September 1988~~.jpg		\| image = Jonathan Miller.jpg
	\| caption = ~~Appearing on TV discussion ''[[After Dark (TV series)\|After Dark]]'' in 1988~~		\| caption =
	\| birth_name = Jonathan Wolfe Miller		\| birth_name = Jonathan Wolfe Miller
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1934\|07\|21}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1934\|07\|21}}
	\| birth_place = [[St John's Wood]], London, England		\| birth_place = [[w:St John's Wood\|St John's Wood]], London, England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2019\|11\|27\|1934\|07\|21\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2019\|11\|27\|1934\|07\|21\|df=yes}}
	\| spouse = Rachel Collet ~~(m. 1956–2019; his death)~~		\| spouse = {{Marriage\|Rachel Collet\|1956\|2019}}
	\| children = 3		\| children = 3
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	\| alma_mater = [[St John's College, Cambridge]] ([[MB BChir]], 1959)		\| alma_mater = [[w:St John's College, Cambridge\|St John's College]] ([[w:MB BChir\|MB BChir]], 1959)
	\| occupation = {{hlist\|Humorist\|[[physician]]\|[[Theatre director\|theatre and opera director]]\|actor\|television presenter\|author}}		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Humorist\|[[w:physician\|physician]]\|[[w:Theatre director\|theatre and opera director]]\|actor\|television presenter\|author}}
	\| ~~father~~ = [[Emanuel Miller]]		\| parents = {{plainlist\|
	~~\| mother =~~ [[Betty Miller (author)\|Betty Miller]] (~~née~~ Spiro)		*[[w:Emanuel Miller\|Emanuel Miller]]
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	'''Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller''' [[Order of the British Empire\|CBE]] (21 July 1934 – 27 November 2019) was an English [[Theatre director\|theatre and opera director]], actor, author, television presenter, humourist and [[physician]]. After training in medicine and specialising in [[neurology]] in the late 1950s, he came to prominence in the early 1960s in the comedy revue ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' with [[Peter Cook]], [[Dudley Moore]] and [[Alan Bennett]].		}}
			'''Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller''' [[w:Order of the British Empire\|CBE]] (21 July 1934 – 27 November 2019) was an English [[Theatre director\|theatre and opera director]], actor, author, television presenter, humourist and [[physician]]. After training in medicine and specialising in [[neurology]] in the late 1950s, he came to prominence in the early 1960s in the comedy revue ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' with [[Peter Cook]], [[Dudley Moore]] and [[Alan Bennett]].

	Miller began directing operas in the 1970s. His 1982 production of a "[[American Mafia\|Mafia]]"-styled ''[[Rigoletto]]'' was set in 1950s [[Little Italy, Manhattan]]. In its early days, he was an associate director at the <!-- Did not acquire the 'Royal' tag until 1988. -->[[Royal National Theatre\|National Theatre]]. He later ran the [[Old Vic Theatre]]. As a writer and presenter of more than a dozen BBC documentaries, Miller became a television personality and public intellectual in Britain and the United States.		Miller began directing operas in the 1970s. His 1982 production of a "[[American Mafia\|Mafia]]"-styled ''[[Rigoletto]]'' was set in 1950s [[Little Italy, Manhattan]]. In its early days, he was an associate director at the <!-- Did not acquire the 'Royal' tag until 1988. -->[[Royal National Theatre\|National Theatre]]. He later ran the [[Old Vic Theatre]]. As a writer and presenter of more than a dozen BBC documentaries, Miller became a television personality and public intellectual in Britain and the United States.

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	'''Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller''' [[w:Order of the British Empire\|CBE]] (21 July 1934 – 27 November 2019) was an English [[Theatre director\|theatre and opera director]], actor, author, television presenter, humourist and [[physician]]. After training in medicine and specialising in [[neurology]] in the late 1950s, he came to prominence in the early 1960s in the comedy revue ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' with [[Peter Cook]], [[Dudley Moore]] and [[Alan Bennett]].		'''Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller''' [[w:Order of the British Empire\|CBE]] (21 July 1934 – 27 November 2019) was an English [[Theatre director\|theatre and opera director]], actor, author, television presenter, humourist and [[physician]]. After training in medicine and specialising in [[neurology]] in the late 1950s, he came to prominence in the early 1960s in the comedy revue ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' with [[Peter Cook]], [[Dudley Moore]] and [[Alan Bennett]].

	Miller began directing operas in the 1970s. His 1982 production of a "[[American Mafia\|Mafia]]"-styled ''[[Rigoletto]]'' was set in 1950s [[Little Italy, Manhattan]]. In its early days, he was an associate director at the <!-- Did not acquire the 'Royal' tag until 1988. -->[[Royal National Theatre\|National Theatre]]. He later ran the [[Old Vic Theatre]]. As a writer and presenter of more than a dozen BBC documentaries, Miller became a television personality and public intellectual in Britain and the United States.		Miller began directing operas in the 1970s. His 1982 production of a "[[w:American Mafia\|Mafia]]"-styled ''[[w:Rigoletto\|Rigoletto]]'' was set in 1950s [[w:Little Italy, Manhattan\|Little Italy]]. In its early days, he was an associate director at the <!-- Did not acquire the 'Royal' tag until 1988. -->[[w:Royal National Theatre\|National Theatre]]. He later ran the [[w:Old Vic Theatre\|Old Vic Theatre]]. As a writer and presenter of more than a dozen BBC documentaries, Miller became a television personality and public intellectual in Britain and the United States.

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==

	=== Early life ===		=== Early life ===
	Miller grew up in [[St John's Wood]], London, in a well-connected Jewish family. His father [[Emanuel Miller\|Emanuel]] (1892–1970), who was of [[Lithuanian Jews\|Lithuanian]] descent and suffered from severe [[rheumatoid arthritis]], was a military psychiatrist and subsequently a paediatric psychiatrist at Harley House. His mother, [[Betty Miller (author)\|Betty Miller]] (~~née~~ Spiro) (1910–1965), was a novelist and biographer who was originally from [[County Cork]], Ireland. Miller had an elder sister, Sarah (died 2006) who worked in television for many years and retained an involvement with [[Judaism]] that Miller, as an [[atheist]], always eschewed. The young Miller was brought for assessment to several [[child psychiatry\|child psychiatrists]], including [[Donald Winnicott]]. As a teenager he had many sessions with the psychiatrist Leopold Stein, whose sessions he enjoyed and in which they "simply conversed about philosophy and [[Hughlings Jackson]]'s early neurological theories."<ref name="truant"/>		Miller grew up in [[w:St John's Wood\|St John's Wood]], London, in a well-connected Jewish family. His father [[w:Emanuel Miller\|Emanuel]] (1892–1970), who was of [[w:Lithuanian Jews\|Lithuanian]] descent and suffered from severe [[w:rheumatoid arthritis\|rheumatoid arthritis]], was a military psychiatrist and subsequently a paediatric psychiatrist at Harley House. His mother, [[w:Betty Miller (author)\|Betty Miller]] ({{nee}} Spiro) (1910–1965), was a novelist and biographer who was originally from [[w:County Cork\|County Cork]], Ireland. Miller had an elder sister, Sarah (died 2006) who worked in television for many years and retained an involvement with [[w:Judaism\|Judaism]] that Miller, as an [[w:atheist\|atheist]], always eschewed. The young Miller was brought for assessment to several [[w:child psychiatry\|child psychiatrists]], including [[w:Donald Winnicott\|Donald Winnicott]]. As a teenager he had many sessions with the psychiatrist Leopold Stein, whose sessions he enjoyed and in which they "simply conversed about philosophy and [[w:Hughlings Jackson\|Hughlings Jackson]]'s early neurological theories."<ref name="truant"/>

	Miller moved between several different schools prior to attending [[Taunton School]],<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Bassett\|first1=Kate\|title=In Two Minds: a Biography of Jonathan Miller\|date=2012\|publisher=Oberon Books\|page=336}}</ref> including for a time at the [[Rudolf Steiner School Kings Langley]] (a [[Waldorf education\|Waldorf school]]) where he was taught by two of [[Ivy Compton-Burnett]]'s sisters and says of that time that he "never learnt anything at all".<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Garland \|first1=Nick \|title=Johnathan Miller \|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-oldie/20200201/281586652498999 \|access-date=30 April 2022 \|work=The Oldie \|agency=PressReader.com \|date=1 Feb 2020}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web \|last1=Miller \|first1=Jonathan \|title=Not the brightest child at school \|url=https://www.webofstories.com/play/jonathan.miller/7;jsessionid=C439F0518783A019A04791D22FAA1291 \|website=Web of Stories \|access-date=30 April 2022 \|language=en}}</ref> Miller concluded his secondary school education at [[St Paul's School, London]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2045941.stm\|title=BBC NEWS – Entertainment – Miller: Master of all trades\|publisher=BBC\|date=14 June 2002}}</ref> where he developed an early (and ultimately lifelong) interest in the biological sciences. While at St Paul's School at the age of 12, Miller met and became close friends with [[Oliver Sacks]] and Sacks's best friend Eric Korn, friendships which remained crucial throughout the rest of their lives. In 1953, before leaving secondary school, he performed comedy several times on the BBC radio programme ''Under Twenty Parade''.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Wilmut\|first1=Roger\|title=From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980\|date=1980\|publisher=Eyre Methuen\|page=2}}</ref> Miller studied [[natural science]]s and medicine at [[St John's College, Cambridge]] ([[MB BChir]], 1959), where he was a member of the [[Cambridge Apostles]] before going on to train at [[University College Hospital]] in London.~~{{citation needed\|date=September 2014}}~~		Miller moved between several different schools prior to attending [[w:Taunton School\|Taunton School]],<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Bassett\|first1=Kate\|title=In Two Minds: a Biography of Jonathan Miller\|date=2012\|publisher=Oberon Books\|page=336}}</ref> including for a time at the [[Rudolf Steiner School Kings Langley]] (a [[w:Waldorf education\|Waldorf school]]) where he was taught by two of [[w:Ivy Compton-Burnett\|Ivy Compton-Burnett]]'s sisters and says of that time that he "never learnt anything at all".<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Garland \|first1=Nick \|title=Johnathan Miller \|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-oldie/20200201/281586652498999 \|access-date=30 April 2022 \|work=The Oldie \|agency=PressReader.com \|date=1 Feb 2020}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web \|last1=Miller \|first1=Jonathan \|title=Not the brightest child at school \|url=https://www.webofstories.com/play/jonathan.miller/7;jsessionid=C439F0518783A019A04791D22FAA1291 \|website=Web of Stories \|access-date=30 April 2022 \|language=en}}</ref> Miller concluded his secondary school education at [[St Paul's School, London]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2045941.stm\|title=BBC NEWS – Entertainment – Miller: Master of all trades\|publisher=BBC\|date=14 June 2002}}</ref> where he developed an early (and ultimately lifelong) interest in the biological sciences. While at St Paul's School at the age of 12, Miller met and became close friends with [[Oliver Sacks]] and Sacks's best friend Eric Korn, friendships which remained crucial throughout the rest of their lives. In 1953, before leaving secondary school, he performed comedy several times on the BBC radio programme ''Under Twenty Parade''.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Wilmut\|first1=Roger\|title=From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980\|date=1980\|publisher=Eyre Methuen\|page=2}}</ref> Miller studied [[w:natural science\|natural science]]s and medicine at [[w:St John's College, Cambridge\|St John's College]] ([[w:MB BChir\|MB BChir]], 1959), where he was a member of the [[w:Cambridge Apostles\|Cambridge Apostles]] before going on to train at [[w:University College Hospital\|University College Hospital]] in London.

	While studying medicine, Miller was involved in <!--"the"?: the university drama society and--> the [[Footlights\|Cambridge Footlights]], appearing in the revues ''Out of the Blue'' (1954) and ''Between the Lines'' (1955). Good reviews for these shows, and for Miller's performances in particular, led to his performing on a number of radio and television shows while continuing his studies; these included appearances on ''Saturday Night on [[BBC Light Programme\|the Light]]'', ''[[Tonight (1957 TV series)\|Tonight]]'' and ''[[Sunday Night at the London Palladium]]''. He qualified as a physician in 1959 and then worked as a hospital [[Foundation House Officer\|house officer]] for two years, including at the [[Central Middlesex Hospital]] as [[house physician]] for [[gastroenterologist]] [[Francis Avery Jones]].		While studying medicine, Miller was involved in <!--"the"?: the university drama society and--> the [[Footlights\|Cambridge Footlights]], appearing in the revues ''Out of the Blue'' (1954) and ''Between the Lines'' (1955). Good reviews for these shows, and for Miller's performances in particular, led to his performing on a number of radio and television shows while continuing his studies; these included appearances on ''Saturday Night on [[BBC Light Programme\|the Light]]'', ''[[Tonight (1957 TV series)\|Tonight]]'' and ''[[Sunday Night at the London Palladium]]''. He qualified as a physician in 1959 and then worked as a hospital [[Foundation House Officer\|house officer]] for two years, including at the [[Central Middlesex Hospital]] as [[house physician]] for [[gastroenterologist]] [[Francis Avery Jones]].