Max Miller
Thomas Henry Sargent, known professionally as Max Miller, and born on
21 November 1894 in Brighton, Sussex, was a celebrated English comedian. After
leaving school at 12, Miller served in the Royal Sussex Regiment during World I,
where he formed a troops’ concert party that sparked his interest in
performance. Mille recorded "Confessions of a Cheeky Chappie" on Broadcast
Twelve in 1932, which led to a recording contract with His Master’s Voice and
later with Philips and Pye. His career flourished in the 1930s with appearances
at the London Palladium, a 1931 Royal Variety Performa...
