Jon Miller (TV presenter)
| Jon Miller | |
|---|---|
| Born |
14 July 1921 Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK |
| Died | 30 July 2008 (aged 87) Helston, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | television presenter |
| Known for | How |
Jon Miller (born John Miller, 14 July 1921 – 30 July 2008) was a British television presenter who was best known for his appearances on the educational children's television science programme How between 1966 and 1981 with Jack Hargreaves, Bunty James and Fred Dinenage.
Born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in 1921, Miller was a cousin of classical violinist Yehudi Menuhin. His mother, Edie, was a concert pianist and his father, Jack, established a chain of kiosks and shops in London selling tobacco, sweets and fishing tackle.
Miller was brought up in London and on the West Sussex coast where, at the family's holiday home, an early fascination for marine life was nurtured.
Miller attended Bedales School and studied photography at the Reimann School in London between 1939 and 1941. In World War II he served in the RAF as an aerial photographer.
In 1947 he volunteered for the brigade working on the post-war Yugoslav Youth Railway construction project. He then worked for his father's retail business and was also employed by the Zoological Society of London to stock the aquarium at London Zoo. This involved travelling to the Soviet Union, Madeira, the West Indies, Mauritius and the Azores.
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