the crucible

Arthur Miller

1915-2005

Married to

Marilyn Monroe

Born in

New York City in 1915

Into a

Upper middle class family

Comfortable life ended in

1930s when Miller’s businessman father was hit hard by the Great Depression

miller worked in a

Warehouse to earn money for college

Attended

University of Michigan

While he was in college

Earned many awards for his plays

Successes inspired him to

Persue a career in the theater

First broadway hit

All My Sons (1947)

First hit produced in

His early 30s

His masterpiece

Death of a Salesman

First masterpiece made him a

Star

Play won a Pulitzer Prize in

1949

Rise to fame occurred during difficult time

In US history

In 1940s and 1950s a congressional committee was conducting hearings to

Identify suspected communists who n American history

Miller was

Called before into the congressional committee and questioned abt his activities with the American Communist Party

Miller attended but he refused to

Implicate others

For his refusal he

Was cited for contempt of Congress, a conviction that was later overturned

Hearings inspired the 1953 play

The crucible

1970s

Career declined a bit

1980 and 90s he enjoyed a

Resurgence of his famous play Death of a Salesmn

He even directed one in

Beijing

Famous quote

To the end of his life, Miller continued

to write. “It is what I do,” he said in an

interview. “I am better at it than I ever

was. And I will do it as long as I can.”

Made crucible

To warn people abt mass hysteria and to plead for freedom and tolerance