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Arthur Miller

Date of Death: February 10, 2005 (89)

Birth Place: New York, NY, USA

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BIO

Miller (1915-2005) was born in New York City and studied at the University of Michigan. October 2015 marked the centenary of his birth. His plays include The Man Who Had All the Luck (1944), All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), A View from the Bridge and A Memory of Two Mondays (1955), After the Fall (1964), Incident at Vichy (1964), The Price (1968), The Creation of the World and Other Business (1972), The Archbishop's Ceiling (1977), The American Clock (1980) and Playing for Time (1980). Later plays include The Ride Down Mt. Morgan (1991), The Last Yankee (1993), Broken Glass (1994), Mr. Peters' Connections (1998), Resurrection Blues (2002), and Finishing the Picture (2004). Other works include Situation Normal, reportage (1944), Focus, a novel (1945), The Misfits, a screenplay and a cinema novel (1961), and the texts for In Russia (1969), In the Country (1977), and Chinese Encounters (1979), three books in collaboration with his wife, photographer Inge Morath. Memoirs include 'Salesman' in Beijing (1984), and Timebends, an autobiography (1987). Short fiction includes the collection I Don’t Need You Anymore (1967), the novella, Homely Girl, a Life (1995) and Presence: Stories (2007). Essay collections include The Theater Essays of Arthur Miller (1978) and Echoes Down the Corridor: Collected Essays 1944–2000, as well as the individually published On Politics and the Art of Acting (2001). Among other honors, he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1949 for Death of a Salesman.

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STAGE CREDITS

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Workshop, 1977
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[College/University (US)]
World Premiere, 1974
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Productions

 
[College/University (US), 1974]
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Writing

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Movies

Death of a Salesman
[ 1951 ] writer
The Crucible
[ 1957 ] writer
Most pereyti nelzya
[ 1960 ] writer
The Misfits
[ 1961 ] writer
A View from the Bridge
[ 1962 ] writer
Tsena
[ 1969 ] writer
Everybody Wins
[ 1990 ] writer
Eden
[ 2001 ] Father
National Theatre Live: A View from the Bridge
[ 2015 ] writer

Awards and Nominations


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Drama League Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play

Arthur Miller, A View from the Bridge

Drama League Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play

Arthur Miller, The Crucible


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Olivier Awards - 2007 - Best Revival

Arthur MillerThe Crucible

Olivier Awards - 2006 - Best Revival

Arthur MillerDeath Of A Salesman

Tony Awards - 2000 - Best Play

Arthur Miller, The Ride Down Mt. Morgan


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Drama Desk Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Revival - Play

Arthur Miller, The Price


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Drama Desk Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Revival-Musical

Arthur MillerThe American Clock


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Drama Desk Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Revival-Musical

Arthur Miller, A View from the Bridge


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Drama Desk Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Revival-Play

Arthur Miller, All My Sons


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Drama Desk Awards - 1999 - Special Awards

Arthur Miller


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Tony Awards - 1999 - Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

Arthur Miller


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Drama Desk Awards - 1998 - Special Awards

Arthur Miller


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The Lortels - 1998 - Outstanding Lifetime Achievement

Arthur Miller

Drama Desk Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Revival-Play

Arthur Miller, A View from the Bridge

Drama Desk Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Revival-Play

Arthur Miller, The American Clock

Drama Desk Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Revival-Play

Arthur Miller, All My Sons


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Olivier Awards - 1995 - BBC Award for the Play of the Year

Arthur MillerBroken Glass


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Drama League Awards - 1994 - Unique Contribution to the Theatre

Arthur Miller

Olivier Awards - 1994 - BBC Award for the Play of the Year

Arthur MillerThe Last Yankee

Tony Awards - 1994 - Best Play

Arthur Miller, Broken Glass

Olivier Awards - 1986 - BBC Award for the Play of the Year

Arthur MillerThe American Clock

Tony Awards - 1968 - Best Play

Arthur Miller, The Price

New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1953 - Best American Play

Arthur Miller, The Crucible


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Tony Awards - 1953 - Best Play

Arthur Miller, The Crucible


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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1949 - Best American Play

Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman


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The Pulitzer Prize - 1949 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman


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Tony Awards - 1949 - Best Play

Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman


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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1947 - Best American Play

Arthur Miller, All My Sons


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Tony Awards - 1947 - Best Play

Arthur Miller, All My Sons

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Arthur Miller been in?

Arthur Miller has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.

How many West End shows has Arthur Miller been in?

Arthur Miller has not appeared in the West End

What awards has Arthur Miller been nominated for?

Arthur Miller has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. Some of the notable nominations include Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play (Drama League Awards) for "A View from the Bridge" and "The Crucible," Best Revival (Olivier Awards) for "The Crucible" and "Death Of A Salesman," Best Play (Tony Awards) for "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan," Outstanding Revival - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "The Price," Outstanding Revival-Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for "The American Clock" and "A View from the Bridge," Outstanding Revival-Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "All My Sons," Special Awards (Drama Desk Awards), Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre (Tony Awards), Outstanding Lifetime Achievement (The Lortels), BBC Award for the Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for "Broken Glass," Unique Contribution to the Theatre (Drama League Awards), BBC Award for the Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for "The Last Yankee," Best Play (Tony Awards) for "Broken Glass" and "The Price," Best American Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for "The Crucible," "Death of a Salesman," and "All My Sons," and The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for "Death of a Salesman."

What awards has Arthur Miller won?

Arthur Miller has won several awards for his work on Broadway. Some of his notable wins include Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play (Drama League Awards) for "A View from the Bridge," Best Revival (Olivier Awards) for "The Crucible," Outstanding Revival - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "The Price," and Outstanding Revival-Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for both "A View from the Bridge" and "The American Clock." He has also received Special Awards (Drama Desk Awards) and a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre (Tony Awards). Other accolades include Outstanding Lifetime Achievement (The Lortels), BBC Award for the Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for "Broken Glass," Unique Contribution to the Theatre (Drama League Awards), Best Play (Tony Awards) for "The Crucible," Best American Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for "Death of a Salesman," and The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for "Death of a Salesman." Additionally, Miller won Best Play (Tony Awards) for both "Death of a Salesman" and "All My Sons," and Best American Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for "All My Sons."

How many shows has Arthur Miller written?

Arthur Miller has written 23 shows including The Crucible (Source Material), Incident at Vichy (Playwright), The Creation of the World and Other Business (Playwright), Up From Paradise (Bookwriter/Lyricist), The Price (Playwright), The American Clock (Playwright), Up from Paradise (Bookwriter), Danger: Memory! (Playwright), Urban Blight (Bookwriter), The Last Yankee (Playwright), Broken Glass (Playwright), The American Clock (Playwright), A View From the Bridge (Playwright), I Can't Remember Anything/The Last Yankee (Playwright), Mr. Peter's Connections (Playwright), The Ride Down Mt. Morgan (Playwright), Death of a Salesman (Playwright), The Price (Playwright), The Ride Down Mt. Morgan (Playwright), The Crucible (Playwright), The Man Who Had All The Luck (Playwright), After The Fall (Playwright), All My Sons (Playwright).

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