Arthur Miller
American playwright and essayist (1915–2005) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), and A View from the Bridge (1955). He wrote several screenplays, including The Misfits (1961). The drama Death of a Salesman is considered one of the best American plays of the 20th century.
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Born | Arthur Asher Miller (1915-10-17)October 17, 1915 New York City, U.S. |
Died | February 10, 2005(2005-02-10) (aged 89) Roxbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
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Education | University of Michigan (BA) |
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Spouse | Mary Slattery
(m. 1940; div. 1956) |
Partner | Agnes Barley (from 2002) |
Children | 4, including Rebecca Miller |
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Miller was often in the public eye, particularly during the late 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s. During this time, he received a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee, and married Marilyn Monroe. In 1980, he received the St. Louis Literary Award from the Saint Louis University Library Associates.[1][2] He received the Praemium Imperiale prize in 2001, the Prince of Asturias Award in 2002, and the Jerusalem Prize in 2003, and the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize in 1999.[3]