Arthur Miller
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Arthur Miller was an American playwright and essayist who lived from 1915 to 2005 and is remembered as one of the most important dramatists in American theater history. His works explored themes of morality, social responsibility, and the American Dream, making him a significant cultural voice in 20th-century literature.
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- 1915-10-17
- Died
- 2005-02-10
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Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American actor and writer of plays 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…
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- Marilyn and the Mob — archive footage2026
- Portrait of Norma Jeane — Self(archive footage)2025
- Signoret and Montand, Monroe and Miller: Two couples in Hollywood — Self(archive footage)2020
- Mike Wallace Is Here — Self (archive footage)2019
- Arthur Miller: Writer — Self (archive footage)2017
- Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century — Self - Writer (archive footage)2015
- Best of Enemies — Self (archival)2015
- Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe — Self (archive footage)2012
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Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American actor and writer of plays 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.
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. 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.
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