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Arthur Miller

Writing

Born October 17, 1915 · New York City, New York, USA

Died February 10, 2005

Also known as آرثر ميلر · Артур Миллер · Arthur Asher Miller

Biography

Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist 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.

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Awards & recognition

  • honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense · 2003
  • Jerusalem Prize · 2003
  • Princess of Asturias Literary Prize · 2002
  • Jefferson Lecture · 2001
  • Praemium Imperiale · 2001
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  • Berlin Prize · 1998
  • Laurence Olivier AwardBest New Play · 1995
  • National Medal of Arts · 1993
  • Kennedy Center Honors · 1984
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special · 1981
  • St. Louis Literary Award · 1980
  • Tony AwardBest Play · 1953
  • Pulitzer PrizeDrama · 1949
  • Tony AwardBest Author · 1949
  • Tony AwardBest Play · 1949
  • Tony AwardBest Author · 1947
  • Evelyn F. Burkey Award
  • Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Speech
  • PEN/Laura Pels International FoundationTheater Award
  • star on Playwrights' Sidewalk
  • Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Revival of a Play · 2000 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Play · 2000 · nominated
  • Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Play · 1999 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1997 · nominated
  • BAFTA AwardBest Adapted Screenplay · 1997 · nominated
  • Satellite AwardBest Adapted Screenplay · 1997 · nominated
  • Laurence Olivier AwardBest New Play · 1995 · nominated
  • Laurence Olivier AwardBest New Play · 1994 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Play · 1994 · nominated
  • Laurence Olivier AwardBest New Play · 1986 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special · 1981 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Play · 1968 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Play · 1953 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Play · 1949 · nominated

Filmography30 titles

Marilyn Monroe

1986as archive footage

Broken Glass

1996Theatre Play

The West

1996as Self

Marilyn in Manhattan

1998as Self (archive footage)

The Civil War

1990as William Tecumseh Sherman (voice)

The Congress

1989as Self

Baseball

1994as (voice)

Brooklyn Bridge

1981as Self (voice)

Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal

2015as Self (archival)

Arthur Miller: Writer

2017as Self (archive footage)

Boomerang!

1947as Line-Up Suspect

American Masters

1986as Self

The Misfits

1961Screenplay

Death of a Salesman

1985Teleplay

The Statue of Liberty

1985as Self (voice)

An Enemy of the People

1978Adaptation

The Crucible

1996Screenplay, Theatre Play

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019as Self (archive footage)

Focus

2001Novel

Money Talks

1972as Self

All My Sons

1948Theatre Play

A View from the Bridge

1962Writer

Great Performances

1971as Self

Free Zone

2005Thanks

The Crucible

1967Writer

Everybody Wins

1990Screenplay, Theatre Play

Eden

2001as Father

Marilyn and the Mob

2026as archive footage

The Myth of Marilyn Monroe

2023as Self (archival footage)

Incident at Vichy

2016Writer