- Born
- October 17, 1915
- Died
- February 10, 2005 (aged 89)
- Known as
- playwright, essayist, screenwriter, journalist, novelist, writer
Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist in 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), and A View from the Bridge (1955). He wrote several screenplays, including The Misfits (1961). The drama Death of a Salesman is considered one of the best American plays of the 20th century.
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