Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller
Miller in 1966
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.
Occupation	Playwright essayist screenwriter
Education	University of Michigan (BA)
Notable works	All My Sons Death of a Salesman The Crucible A View from the Bridge
Notable awards	1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama 1984 Kennedy Center Honors 2001 Praemium Imperiale 2003 Jerusalem Prize
Spouse	Mary Slattery ​ ​ (m. 1940; div. 1956)​ Marilyn Monroe ​ ​ (m. 1956; div. 1961)​ Inge Morath ​ ​ (m. 1962; died 2002)​
Partner	Agnes Barley (from 2002)
Children	4, including Rebecca Miller
Relatives	Joan Copeland (sister) Daniel Day-Lewis (son-in-law)
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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]