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Arthur Miller’s is borned
Arthur Miller’s borned the October 17, 1915 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA -
starts writing his firsts plays
he won the Avery Hopwood Award in Drama for "No Villain" in 1937. -
Marries Mary Grace Slatterly
Marries Mary Grace Slatterly -
broadway debut
In 1944, he made his Broadway debut with "The Man Who Had All the Luck", a flop that lasted only four performances -
"Death of a Salesman" best play
- "Death of a Salesman". The play was the sensation of the season, winning six Tony Awards, including Best Play and Best Author for Miller.
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he divorced
It was in 1956 that Miller made his most fateful personal decision, when he divorced his first wife, Mary Slattery Miller, and married Marilyn Monroe. With this marriage Miller achieved a different type of fame, a pop culture status he abhorred. It was a marriage doomed to fail, as Monroe was, in Miller's words, "highly self-destructive" -
"After the Fall," Miller's semi-autobiographical play
"After the Fall," Miller's semi-autobiographical play and a comment on his troubled marriage to Monroe. -
"The Price" is nominated
The Price (1971) (a 1971 teleplay) was nominated for six Emmy awards, including Outstanding Single Program-Drama or Comedy, and won three, including Best Actor for George C. Scott, who would later win a 1976 Tony playing Willy Loman in a 1975 Broadway revival. -
no success
Miller never again achieved success on Broadway with an original play -
"Death of a Salesman," revives on Broadway
"Death of a Salesman," revived on Broadway for the play's 50th anniversary, and wins Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play -
arthur dies
Arthur Miller died in Roxbury, Connecticut in 2005, aged 89. He had been suffering from cancer, pneumonia and a heart condition.