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| Born | Arthur Asher Miller October 17, 1915 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | February 10, 2005 (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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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.
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]
- ^ "Website of St. Louis Literary Award". Archived from the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ Saint Louis University Library Associates. "Recipients of the Saint Louis Literary Award". Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ Associated Press, "Citing Arts' Power, Arthur Miller Accepts International Prize". The Los Angeles Times, 4 September 2002