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Descended from immigrants who fled Tsarist anti-Semitism to become shopkeepers in Ireland and London's East End, Miller was born into an intellectual milieu, between Bloomsbury and Harley Street - the son of a novelist and a leading child psychiatrist. Miller trained as a doctor but then forged a career as a stellar comedian and as a world renowned theatre and opera director. He is a controversial humorist, public intellectual and TV personality. As a star in the ground breaking satirical revue Beyond the Fringe, he shot to fame alongside Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Alan Bennett. His expertise and interests encompass many areas, from medicine (he wrote and presented the hugely acclaimed BBC documentary series The Body in Question) to the history of art, Mozart, atheism and the nature of laughter. Jonathan Miller is one of the most multi-talented Britons of his generation, celebrated for his dazzling intelligence and anti-establishmentarian wit. This is the first comprehensive biography of him, written by leading arts journalist Kate Bassett (the Independent on Sunday). Drawing on in-depth interviews, it is an entertaining and illuminating portrait of a fascinatingly complex man. ‘I suppose it is true, my life does resemble a butterfly’s existence, moving around from one flower to the next. But, of course, butterflies do pollinate. There is a point to their activity. I hope there is to mine.’ Jonathan Miller ‘He was always my idea of an impossible Renaissance man ... he has been a benign and hopeful presence in my life, and the life of my mind, from Cambridge until now.’ A.S. Byatt ‘He was groundbreaking, willing to take risks. His impact upon the opera world has been, without question, one of the most significant of any director in modern times...part of all the schools of thought whose developments we are now experiencing.’ Thomas Hampson ‘If he’d been born French, there would be streets named after him.’ John Fortune   Preview this book » What people are saying - Write a review We haven't found any reviews in the usual places. Selected pages Title Page Table of Contents Index References Contents Birth and Parents 1 The War and PostWar Years 17 The Late Fifties 84 The MidSixties 139 Early to MidSeventies 189 On into the Eighties 226 Nearing the Nineties 263 Into the NeW Millennium 293 Notes 331 Selective Chronology 421 Bibliography 437 Index of Names 451 Copyright Other editions - View all In Two Minds: A Biography of Jonathan Miller Kate Bassett No preview available - 2012 In Two Minds: A Biography of Jonathan Miller Kate Bassett No preview available - 2014 In Two Minds: A Biography of Jonathan Miller Kate Bassett No preview available - 2015 Common terms and phrases actors Alan Bennett Alice artistic August BBC Radio BBC TV BBC’s became Bennett Betty Betty’s Body in Question Britain British broadcast called Cambridge cast comedy comic Cook Cosi critics Daily Telegraph December directing director discussed Don Giovanni drama Dudley Moore Emanuel father February feel Festival Figaro film Footlights Fringe Glimmerglass Gloucester Crescent going Guardian Hall’s idea intellectual interview January Jewish John Jonathan Miller July Kent Opera Korn La Traviata later Lear lecture letter London look magazine March Michael Moore never Nicholas Garland night November October Old Vic Oliver Sacks Olivier Peter Cook Peter Hall photographs played production programme Queen’s Rachel recalls rehearsals remembers revived Rigoletto Royal Sacks satirical says scene script September Shakespeare Society St John’s St Paul’s stage star Sunday Telegraph talk television things Traviata turned TV’s wanted West End York young About the author (2014) Kate Bassett is the theatre critic for the The Times and has previously worked in that capacity for both The Independent and the Daily Telegraph. Other publications have included the Guardian, Time Out, the TLS and the New Statesman where she has written features and reviews on film, books, dance and comedy. She also teaches, gives platform talks and has served on various awards panels. She studied English at Cambridge University and Drama, as a postgraduate, at King’s College London and RADA. Bibliographic information Title In Two Minds: a Biography of Jonathan Miller: A Biography of Jonathan Miller Author Kate Bassett Publisher Oberon Books, 2014 ISBN 1849437386, 9781849437387 Length 488 pages Subjects Music  › Genres & Styles  › Opera Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts Drama / General Music / General Music / Genres & Styles / Opera Performing Arts / Comedy Performing Arts / General Performing Arts / Individual Director Performing Arts / Theater / Direction & Production Performing Arts / Theater / General     Export Citation BiBTeX EndNote RefMan About Google Books - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Information for Publishers - Report an issue - Help - Google Home