Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005)
[Death of a playwright: legend Arthur Miller dies aged 89, an 11 February 2005 obituary from The Guardian] was an
American playwright and
essayist. He was a prominent figure in
American theatre, writing
dramas that include awards-winning plays such as
All My Sons,
Death of a Salesman, and
The Crucible.
Miller was often in the public eye, particularly during the late 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s, a period during which he testified before the
House Un-American Activities Committee, received the
Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and was married to
Marilyn Monroe.
Biography
Early life
Arthur Miller was the second of three children of Isidore and Augusta Miller, who were Polish-
Jewish immigrants.
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