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The Life of Arthur Miller: American Playwright

The Life of Arthur Miller: American Playwright. By: Alison Griffin and Allison Ivie. Family Life. Born in October 17, 1915 in New York City Grew up during the Great Depression His father’s business was ruined during the Depression Family forced to move to Brooklyn because of lack of income

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The Life of Arthur Miller: American Playwright

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  1. The Life of Arthur Miller:American Playwright By: Alison Griffin and Allison Ivie

  2. Family Life • Born in October 17, 1915 in New York City • Grew up during the Great Depression • His father’s business was ruined during the Depression • Family forced to move to Brooklyn because of lack of income • Brooklyn home said to be model of the Brooklyn home in Death of a Salesman • “This desire to move on, to metamorphose- or perhaps it is a talent for being contemporary- was given me as life’s inevitable and rightful condition.”

  3. Childhood • Spent most of his time playing baseball, football and reading adventure stories • Graduated from high school in 1932 • Worked in an automobile parts warehouse to earn money for college

  4. Education • Entered the University of Michigan in 1934 to study journalism • Graduated with a degree in English in 1938 • Returned to New York where he joined the Federal Theatre Project and wrote scripts for radio programs • Known for his social awareness with deep insights into personal weaknesses of his characters

  5. Personal Life • Married in 1940 to Mary Slattery and had two children, ended in divorce. • Married Marilyn Monroe in 1956, but her heavy use of drugs led to their divorce in 1961. • One year after his divorce he married an Austrian photographer named, Inge Morah.

  6. Awards • All My Sons-New York Drama Critics Circle Award • 1949-Pultizer Prize for Death of a Salesman and Drama Critics Circle • 1949-“Outstanding Father of the Year” • The Crucible-Antoinette Perry Award • 1965-Elected president of P.E.N., international literary organization

  7. Future of Playwriting • “It happens to be a very bad historical moment for playwriting, because the theater is getting even more difficult to find actors for, since television pays so much and the movies even more than that. If you’re young, you’ll probably be writing about young people, and that’s easier-you can find young actors-but you can’t readily find mature actors.”

  8. Bibliography • Ward, Selena. Greaves, Brendan. SPARKNOTES: Death of a Salesman. New York, New York: Spark Publishing, 2002. • “Moonstruck Drama Bookstore.” www.imagi-nation.com. 3/1. • www.kirjastro.sci.fi/amiller. 3/1. 2003. • “Arthur Miller 1915-.” www.levity.com. 3/1. 1993.

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