Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller. A native New Yorker, attends the University of Michigan. In May, 1936, wrote his first play, No Villain, in six days.

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Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller

A native New Yorker, attends the University of Michigan. In May, 1936, wrote his first play, No Villain, in six days during spring break. In May that year, No Villain receives the Hopwood Award in Drama, a prestigious U-M writing award. In 1937, that play is produced in Ann Arbor and Detroit. Also in 1937, Miller receives a 2nd Hopwood Award. Graduates in 1938

All My Sons After graduation, Miller writes for radio and theater. His first Broadway play, All My Sons, opens in It wins New York Drama Critics Circle Award and launches Miller as an important American playwright.

Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman opens on Broadway in 1949, directed by Elia Kazan. It wins the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the Tony Award, among numerous other honors.

Un-American Activities Committee With many friends in Hollywood, Miller is called to testify before the U.S. House Un-American Activities Committee in 1956 about alleged Communist activities — his own as well as those of his friends and associates. He refuses to “name names” and is convicted of contempt of Congress in In 1958, U.S. Court of Appeals overturns his conviction.

The Crucible Reacting to the Congressional “witch hunts” of the House Un-American Activities Committee, he begins writing The Crucible in It opens on Broadway in It wins the Tony Award.

Personal Life In 1956, Arthur Miller divorces his wife and marries… Marilyn Monroe! Was a stormy marriage; ended in divorce 5 years later. Miller continues to write, produce plays on Broadway. Death of a Salesman enjoys numerous Broadway revivals and is considered his greatest work. He dies in February 2005.

Death of a Salesman Viewed largely as an indictment of the American Dream of seeking money and business success. When it first ran in 1949, the main character, Willy Loman, reminded many of their fathers and/or themselves. It moved audiences tremendously.

Death of a Salesman People frequently sat silently after the final curtain went down because they were weeping. In his autobiography, Timebends, Miller tells a story about Bernard Gimbel, head of the Gimbel’s Department Store chain, seeing the play and issuing an order the next day that no one who works in his stores will ever be let go because they are old.

Death of a Salesman Takes place in a New York City suburb, late 1940s. Characters are: Willy Loman and his wife Linda Their 2 adult sons, Biff and Happy A neighbor/friend, Charlie, and his son Bernard Willy’s brother Ben

Death of a Salesman Play has 2 Acts and a “Requiem” (a very brief final act). Most of the action is at Willy and Linda’s home. Play is frequently a “stream of consciousness” from inside Willy’s head. He talks to himself and goes in and out of flashbacks.