Arthur Miller
* 1915-2005
* American playwright, essayist and prominent figure in 20th century American Theatre.
* Most popular Works/Plays are:
All My Sons (1947)
Death of a Salesman (1947)
The Crucible (1953)
A View from the Bridge (1955)
* He also wrote several screenplays and most noted among them is his work on The Misfits (1956).
* His Death of a Salesman (1949) won all the three major awards of America i.e.
-Pulitzer Prize
-Tony Award for best author and
-The New York Drama Critic Circles Award
* In 1956, One act version of Miller's verse drama “A View from the Bridge " opened on a broad way in a joint bill with a well-known play A Memory of Two Mondays.
* In 1964, "After the Fall” was produced and is said to be deeply personal view of Miller's experiences during his marriage. (He was married to Merlin Munroe)
* He also wrote the penetrating drama The Price (1968). It was his most successful play since ' Death of a Salesman '.
* In late 1987, Miller's autobiographical work Timebenels, which is about his experiences with Merlin Monroe in detail, was published.
* During the early mid 1990's Miller wrote two new plays “The Last Yankee” (1992) and Broken Glass (1994).
* Miller's Lecture was entitled "On Politics and the Art of Acting".
* Miller's final play "Finishing the Picture” was published in 2004.
Important works
1. No Villain (1936)
2. They too Arise (1937, based on 'No Villain')
3. Honors at Dawn (1938, based on "They Too Arise”)
4. The Grass Still Grows (1938, based on “They Too Arise")
5. The Golden Years (1940)
6. Man who Had All the Luck (1940)
7. The Half Bridge (1943)
8. All My Sons (1947)
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