Arthur Miller Timeline | Luis Felix

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    Early Life

    Arthur Miller was born with two siblings: Kermit Miller and Joan Miller. His parents were Jewish immigrants. Growing up Arthur Miller's father had financial problems due to the great depression. This allowed his father to show him the insecurity of modern society. His mother was an educator and enjoyed reading novels. He was able to get a job in a warehouse where he was able to get enough money to attend Michigan University.

  • Birthday

    Birthday
    He was born in New York City, New York
    He was born with the name of Arthur Asher Miller

  • Attended the University of Michigan

    Attended the University of Michigan
    This is where he began writing plays with his first successful one being Focus
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    Married Mary Miller

    Children:
    - Jane Doyle (1944)
    - Robert Miller (1947)

  • The Man Who had All The Luck

    The Man Who had All The Luck
    Was his first release as a playwright and it did not do good at all. It received horrible reviews.

  • All My sons

    All My sons
    Anti-semitism, won Tony Award. A drama about a manufacturer who produced faulty war materials (film: 1948)

  • Focus

    Focus
    T.V show

  • Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman
    (one of the most popular plays of his time) placed the “common man” into a tragedy, worked on the idea of this play since being a teenager, criticism of capitalism, opened in New York City in 1949 directed by Kazan, Won Tony award in 1949, Won Pulitzer Prize, later adapted for television in 1951)

  • The Crucible

    The Crucible
    A play about the Salem witch trials which won a Tony award. Was not considered to be a successful play at first

  • A Memory Of Two Mondays

    A Memory Of Two Mondays
    Was about an uncle's passion for his niece that ends up destroying him. This play is considered by some people to be autobiographical but it is not confirmed by Miller.

  • A View From The Bridge

    A View From The Bridge
    First premiered alongside A memory of two Mondays in 1955 but later became its own longer adaptation
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    Married to Marilyn Monroe

  • The Misfits

    The Misfits
    A screenplay that was written for Marilyn Monroe. The filming of which served as his last play

  • Married Inge Morath

    2 children:
    - Rebeca Miller (1962)
    - Daniel Miller (1966)

  • Incident at Vichy

    Incident at Vichy
    A brief play that examined the Jewish Identity.

  • After The Fall

    After The Fall
    concerned with the failure and its consequences

  • The price

    The price
    connected with the theme of guilt and responsibility. He did this by examining the relationship between two brothers

  • The Archbishop’s Ceiling

    The Archbishop’s Ceiling
    Dealt with the way the soviets would treat dissident writers.

  • The American Clock

    The American Clock
    was based on a play by Studs Terkel called Hard Times that was about the Great Depression

  • The Ride down Mount Morgan

    The Ride down Mount Morgan

  • Rebecca Miller Marries Daniel-Day Lewis

    Rebecca Miller Marries Daniel-Day Lewis
    Daniel-Day Lewis Is an American Actor

  • Mr. Peters Connections

    Mr. Peters Connections

  • Resurrection Blues

    Resurrection Blues

  • Finishing the picture & I don't need you anymore

    Finishing the picture & I don't need you anymore
    was a combination of his short plays

  • His Death + Bonus information

    His Death + Bonus information
    His death occurred in Roxbury Connecticut
    Arther Miller combined social awareness and concern for the character's personal lives
    Arthur Miller popularized bringing real-life problems into plays

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