Biography
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American actor and writer of plays 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Miller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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 Award — Best New Play · 1995
- National Medal of Arts · 1993
- Kennedy Center Honors · 1984
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special · 1981
- St. Louis Literary Award · 1980
- Tony Award — Best Play · 1953
- Pulitzer Prize — Drama · 1949
- Tony Award — Best Author · 1949
- Tony Award — Best Play · 1949
- Tony Award — Best Author · 1947
- Evelyn F. Burkey Award
- Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Speech
- PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation — Theater Award
- star on Playwrights' Sidewalk
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Revival of a Play · 2000 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Play · 2000 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Play · 1999 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1997 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 1997 · nominated
- Satellite Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 1997 · nominated
- Laurence Olivier Award — Best New Play · 1995 · nominated
- Laurence Olivier Award — Best New Play · 1994 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Play · 1994 · nominated
- Laurence Olivier Award — Best New Play · 1986 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special · 1981 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Play · 1968 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Play · 1953 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Play · 1949 · nominated
Filmography28 titles
Marilyn Monroe
Broken Glass
The West
Marilyn in Manhattan
The Civil War
Baseball
Brooklyn Bridge
The Congress
American Masters
Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal
Arthur Miller: Writer
Boomerang!
The Misfits
Death of a Salesman
The Statue of Liberty
An Enemy of the People
The Crucible
Mike Wallace Is Here
Focus
Money Talks
A View from the Bridge
Great Performances
Free Zone
The Crucible
Everybody Wins
Eden
Incident at Vichy
Marilyn and the Mob