Arthur Miller

Birth Name:

Arthur Asher Miller

Birth Place:

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Writer, Actor

His play "Death of a Salesman" was the first to win the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, the Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize
Wrote his first play while working as a reporter and night editor for the University of Michigan's student newspaper, and when it won the Avery Hopwood Award, he began to seriously consider a career as a playwright
Quote: "Drama is akin to the other inventions of man in that it ought to help us to know more, and not merely to spend our feelings․"
Depicted realistic characters who often suffered from anxiety, depression and guilt, and who struggled with society, their families and themselves
Some of his most enduring works contain social commentary, "The Death of a Salesman" embodying a sense of disillusionment with the American Dream and "The Crucible" serving as a parable for the Joseph McCarthy era
Played football for Abraham Lincoln High School in 1930
Requested that the only theatre in the world to be named after him would be on the campus of the University of Michigan, his alma mater

1967Primetime Emmy - Special Classifications of Individual Achievements:Winner
1981Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special:Winner
1986Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special:Nominated
1996ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
1997Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:Nominated
1997BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Nominated
1997OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
1997Golden Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
2017Felix - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated

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