ARTHUR MILLER
Full Name: Mr. Arthur Asher Miller
Date of Birth: October 17, 1915
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Died: February 10, 2005
Place of Death: Roxbury, Connecticut, USA
Literally setting the stage and defining American theater for the seven decades
he wrote plays, Arthur Miller?s works depict the everyday, common man fighting
for his place in life and society. With a keen sense of what is real and
important, Miller's work is reminiscent of Greek Tragedy, but adapted for the
modern audience ? who he claims is whom all artists, especially playwright?s
should aim to inform.
Arthur Miller's better known works include All My Sons, Death of A Salesman, and
The Crucible. His plays have won Tony Awards, New York Drama Critics Circle
awards, and a Pulitzer Prize. These plays display middle-class Americans
attempting to make it against a corrupt system and government with the odds
against them. He was believed to be a communist sympathizer, which can be seen
in his play An Enemy of the People.
Miller attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. While there, he first
majored in Journalism, then went onto pursue a degree in Literature after
studying ancient Greek drama. He married his college sweetheart Mary Slatter,
but divorced her later after his fame. He then married the Marilyn Monroe. The
two also divorced. However, it was Marilyn Monroe?s public support for him that
Miller was able to have charges dropped against him for being found in contempt
of Congress for not revealing the names of Communists in the House Committee for
Un-American Activities.
Miller and Marilyn Monroe spent endless amounts of time together during the
shooting of the film The Misfits. Monroe?s drug habits and open promiscuity with
Yves Montand during the shooting led to emotional breakdowns for the two and the
eventual ending of their marriage. The story is depicted in the autobiography of
Arthur Miller called Timebends: A Life, which was released in 1987. It was with
Inge Morath that Miller would have two children and would stay married until her
death in 2004. Further showcasing the playwright?s interesting personal and
public life was a biography sketch in the PBS documentary called The Making of
the Misfits by John Huston. Before his death in 2005, Miller had announced his
engagement to painter Agnes Barley.
Full Name: Mr. Arthur Asher Miller
Date of Birth: October 17, 1915
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Died: February 10, 2005
Place of Death: Roxbury, Connecticut, USA
Literally setting the stage and defining American theater for the seven decades
he wrote plays, Arthur Miller?s works depict the everyday, common man fighting
for his place in life and society. With a keen sense of what is real and
important, Miller's work is reminiscent of Greek Tragedy, but adapted for the
modern audience ? who he claims is whom all artists, especially playwright?s
should aim to inform.
Arthur Miller's better known works include All My Sons, Death of A Salesman, and
The Crucible. His plays have won Tony Awards, New York Drama Critics Circle
awards, and a Pulitzer Prize. These plays display middle-class Americans
attempting to make it against a corrupt system and government with the odds
against them. He was believed to be a communist sympathizer, which can be seen
in his play An Enemy of the People.
Miller attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. While there, he first
majored in Journalism, then went onto pursue a degree in Literature after
studying ancient Greek drama. He married his college sweetheart Mary Slatter,
but divorced her later after his fame. He then married the Marilyn Monroe. The
two also divorced. However, it was Marilyn Monroe?s public support for him that
Miller was able to have charges dropped against him for being found in contempt
of Congress for not revealing the names of Communists in the House Committee for
Un-American Activities.
Miller and Marilyn Monroe spent endless amounts of time together during the
shooting of the film The Misfits. Monroe?s drug habits and open promiscuity with
Yves Montand during the shooting led to emotional breakdowns for the two and the
eventual ending of their marriage. The story is depicted in the autobiography of
Arthur Miller called Timebends: A Life, which was released in 1987. It was with
Inge Morath that Miller would have two children and would stay married until her
death in 2004. Further showcasing the playwright?s interesting personal and
public life was a biography sketch in the PBS documentary called The Making of
the Misfits by John Huston. Before his death in 2005, Miller had announced his
engagement to painter Agnes Barley.