Worthington Miner
Worthington Miner | |
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| Born | November 13, 1900 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 11, 1982 (aged 82) Manhattan, New York City |
| Occupation | Actor, director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1933–1971 |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Fuller (m. 19??; d. 1980) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Rachel Miner (granddaughter) |
Worthington Miner (November 13, 1900 – December 11, 1982) was an American film producer, screenwriter, actor and director. He was married to actress Frances Fuller, with whom he had three children, including producer/director Peter Miner. He was the paternal grandfather of actress Rachel Miner.[1]
Prior to his work in television, Mr. Miner - known as 'Tony' - directed more than 30 plays in about 10 years, starting with Up Pops the Devil in 1929 and including Reunion in Vienna, starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne; Both Your Houses, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Maxwell Anderson; On Your Toes, the Ray Bolger musical; Jane Eyre (starring Katharine Hepburn), and For Love or Money.
In 1939, after more than 10 years in the theater, Mr. Miner publicly criticized it as "highly undemocratic". At a Theatre Guild panel discussion in Williamstown, Massachusetts, he said: "When we speak of the theater, we speak of one city - New York. Yet even within the confines of that one city, the theater isn't democratic. It is a Park Avenue nightclub, a luxury for a selective few with the price of admission. It is for the rich in the richest city of this country, and I believe this situation is deplored by every author, actor and manager in the business."[citation needed]
At CBS Television, he created and produced Studio One (also serving as writer and director for numerous episodes); the television version of The Goldbergs; Mr. I Magination, a children's show, and The Toast of the Town, casting Ed Sullivan as master of ceremonies. He also produced The Play of the Week; Playhouse 90 and Kaiser Aluminum Hour.[2] Miner realized that television could not 'be made to fit into preconceived patterns of motion pictures, theater or radio. Television offers, instead, a superlative opportunity to absorb every type of experiment in all other entertainment media,' he said, adding that 'there is no limit to the scope of its coverage.'[3]
Selected filmography as a producer[]
Television[]
- The Iceman Cometh
- Medic
- Studio One
Selected filmography as an actor[]
References[]
- ^ Biodata, IMDb.com; accessed August 4, 2017.
- ^ Worthington Miner at IMDb
- ^ "Worthington Miner, Producer in the Early Days of TV, Dies". The New York Times.
External links[]
External links[]
- Studio One production files, 1948–1955, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- Miner, Worthington U.S. Producer Director Museum of Broadcast Communications
- Worthington Miner IBDB
- Worthington Miner Playbill Vault
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- Male actors from Buffalo, New York
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