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Arthur Miller (1915-2005)MARCOS HERRERO

JESSICA ALVAREZ

ANABEL RUIZ

VERONICA MARTINEZ

MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ

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Birth of Arthur Miller

Arthur was the second son oftwo Jewish immigrants fromPoland, Isidore and AugustaMiller.

Born on October 17, 1915 inNew York City.

Arthur was born into anupper-middle class family.

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Early Life

Arthurs father owned his own clothing company called S. Miller &Sons making their family financially stable.

Arthurs family was greatly harmed by the Wall Street crash of 1929

Due to this, the Millers moved to Brooklyn, New York which was a

more affordable place at the time.

Miller graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1932. In facMiller was not much of a star student.

After working hard enough in an auto-parts warehouse to savemoney for college tuition, Miller was finally off to move forward withhis education by attending the University of Michigan.

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College Life

Miller was rejected twice into the University of Michigan

because of his poor grades until he finally gained

acceptance the third time around.

In college was when Miller realized his calling as a writer.

During Millers spring break in college, he wrote his first play

called The Villainwhich won the Hopwood Award.

Miller graduated from college in 1938 and found a job writing

radio plays.

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Life after College

In 1939, Miller lost his job and ended up being on welfare.

One year later, Miller tied the knot with his college

sweetheart, Mary Slattery, and moved to Brooklyn.

Miller kept on writing plays after college such as The Half

Bridge and The Golden Years.

After years of waiting, Miller was finally hired as a screenwrite

for The Story of G.I Joe but quit due to a disappointing

experience.

In 1944, Mary gave birth to their first daughter, Jane Miller.

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Millers Broadway Hits

All My Sons (1947) his firstBroadway hit, was producedwhile he was in his early 30s.

Death of a Salesmanmhim a star, winning a PuPrize in 1949.

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In 1956, Miller divorcedMary and marriedMarilyn Monroe. Shortlyafter the marriage of thetwo, both were called

into HUAC which was anevent that could ruinboth of their careers.

Scandals

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Communists in American Society

In the 1940s and the

1950s, Miller was called

before the congressional

committee and wasquestioned about his

activities with the

American Communist

Party.

He refused to imp

others from meetin

previously attende

His refusal led him cited for contemp

Congress which la

overturned.

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Arthur MillerTestifying to House Subcommittee, June 21, 1956

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The Crucible

The hearing inspired his1953 play The Crucibleset during Salem,Massachusetts witchtrials of 1692.

He wrote the play towarn against masshysteria and to plead forfreedom and tolerance.

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Millers Third Marriage

In 1961, Miller divorced Monroe.

In 1962, Miller remarried once again to a woman named Inge Moratwho is a photographer. Miller had two children with Morath.

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Millers Demise

In the 1970s his cabegan to downfabecause the play

wrote did not eacritical or populasuccess like his eaworks had.

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Millers Temporary Revival

He enjoyed aresurgence withrevivals of Death ofa SalesmanonBroadway from the80s through 90s.

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Millers Death

Until the end of his

Miller continued tosaying, It is what

am better at it thaever was. And I wi

as long as I can.

Miller died Februa

2005.

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With the possible exception of a doctor savin

life, writing a worthy play was the most importathing a human being could do."

BITCHES

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Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijn89x-BopI