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1859–1932
A New York throat specialist and experienced singer, he wrote practical early-20th-century books that brought vocal science and performance together. His work speaks especially to singers, teachers, and anyone curious about how the voice really functions.
Frank E. Miller was an American physician and author whose full name was Frank Ebenezer Miller (1859–1932). He wrote on voice production, vocal health, and related medical subjects, including The Voice: Its Production, Care and Preservation and Vocal Art-Science and Its Application.
Contemporary material published with The Voice describes him as a leading New York specialist in throat, nose, and ear care, as well as physician to the Manhattan Opera House. The same source notes that he had practical experience as a singer, including work as a tenor during his student years, which helped shape the clear, performer-friendly style of his writing.
A brief notice from the Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine records that he graduated in medicine from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City in 1884, was elected a Fellow of the Academy in 1906, and died on April 15, 1932. His books remain notable for blending medical knowledge with hands-on advice for singers and speakers.