Arthur Miller was born in Harlem, New York on October 17, 1915. He was raised into a rather well-to-do household until his family faced utter devastation by the Wall Street Crash of 1929. This influenced them to fire their chauffeur and move from Manhattan to Brooklyn. After graduating high school, Miller worked various jobs to raise enough money to attend the University of Michigan.
While he was in college, Miller wrote for the student paper and completed No Villain, his first play. He also studied under the widely loved and respected playwright professor Kenneth Rowe, who taught him how to “construct (his) plays in order to achieve an intended effect” (“Arthur Miller”). Inspired by Rowe, Miller decided to return east to start his writing career. …show more content…
The Man Who Had All the Luck, his 1940 play, was closed after just four measly performances in the wake of several dreadful reviews. However, six years later, he achieved a great deal of success on Broadway with All My Sons, which allowed him to earn his first Tony Award for best author. Working in his own small Roxbury studio, “Miller wrote the first act of Death of a Salesman in less than a day” (“Arthur Miller”). It premiered on February 10, 1949 at the Morosco Theatre, drawing widespread acclaim. Eventually, this growing fame led to Miller winning the “triple crown” of theatrical artistry: the Pulitzer Prize, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award and a Tony.
Miller left his first wife in 1956 and soon thereafter “(he) married famed actress Marilyn Monroe” (Arthur Miller). The House of Un-American Activities Committee refused to renew his passport, summoning him to appear before the committee. Like Mr. Protector in The Crucible, Miller refuses to “name names” of certain political activists. He would rather preserve his personal integrity and risk his own reputation for the sake of a greater
While he was in college, Miller wrote for the student paper and completed No Villain, his first play. He also studied under the widely loved and respected playwright professor Kenneth Rowe, who taught him how to “construct (his) plays in order to achieve an intended effect” (“Arthur Miller”). Inspired by Rowe, Miller decided to return east to start his writing career. …show more content…
The Man Who Had All the Luck, his 1940 play, was closed after just four measly performances in the wake of several dreadful reviews. However, six years later, he achieved a great deal of success on Broadway with All My Sons, which allowed him to earn his first Tony Award for best author. Working in his own small Roxbury studio, “Miller wrote the first act of Death of a Salesman in less than a day” (“Arthur Miller”). It premiered on February 10, 1949 at the Morosco Theatre, drawing widespread acclaim. Eventually, this growing fame led to Miller winning the “triple crown” of theatrical artistry: the Pulitzer Prize, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award and a Tony.
Miller left his first wife in 1956 and soon thereafter “(he) married famed actress Marilyn Monroe” (Arthur Miller). The House of Un-American Activities Committee refused to renew his passport, summoning him to appear before the committee. Like Mr. Protector in The Crucible, Miller refuses to “name names” of certain political activists. He would rather preserve his personal integrity and risk his own reputation for the sake of a greater