Author Miller was an American playwright, essayist and prominent figure in twentieth-century American theatre. Born on October 17, 1915, in Harlem, New York City, he was the second of three children of Polish Jewish immigrants. At the University of Michigan, Miller first majored in journalism and worked as a reporter and night editor for the student paper, the Michigan Daily. It was during this time that he wrote his first play, “No Villain” which won the Avery Hopwood Award. Miller enrolled in a playwriting seminar taught by the influential Professor Kenneth Rowe, who instructed him in his early forays into playwriting. Miller established the Arthur Miller Award in 1985 and Arthur Miller Award for Dramatic Writing in 1999, and lending his name to the Arthur Miller Theatre in 2000. In 1938, Miller received a BA in English. In 1940, he married Mary Grace Slattery and together they had two children. In 1946, Miller's play “All My Son’s” was a success on Broadway (earning him his first Tony Award, for Best Author) and his reputation as a playwright was established. In 1948 he wrote “Death of a Salesman”, which premiered on Broadway. The play was commercially successful and critically acclaimed, winning a Tony Award for Best Author, the New York Drama Circle Critics' Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Miller traveled to Salem, Massachusetts to research the witch trials of 1692. The Crucible opened at the Beck Theatre which won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1962. In June 1956, Miller left his first wife Mary Slattery and on June 29 and later married Marilyn Monroe. Miller began work on “The Misfits”, starring his wife; shortly before the film's premiere in 1961, the pair divorced. Miller married photographer Inge Morath on February 17, 1962 and they went on to have two children together. In 1965, Miller was elected the first American president of PEN International. A year later, Miller organized the 1966 PEN congress
Author Miller was an American playwright, essayist and prominent figure in twentieth-century American theatre. Born on October 17, 1915, in Harlem, New York City, he was the second of three children of Polish Jewish immigrants. At the University of Michigan, Miller first majored in journalism and worked as a reporter and night editor for the student paper, the Michigan Daily. It was during this time that he wrote his first play, “No Villain” which won the Avery Hopwood Award. Miller enrolled in a playwriting seminar taught by the influential Professor Kenneth Rowe, who instructed him in his early forays into playwriting. Miller established the Arthur Miller Award in 1985 and Arthur Miller Award for Dramatic Writing in 1999, and lending his name to the Arthur Miller Theatre in 2000. In 1938, Miller received a BA in English. In 1940, he married Mary Grace Slattery and together they had two children. In 1946, Miller's play “All My Son’s” was a success on Broadway (earning him his first Tony Award, for Best Author) and his reputation as a playwright was established. In 1948 he wrote “Death of a Salesman”, which premiered on Broadway. The play was commercially successful and critically acclaimed, winning a Tony Award for Best Author, the New York Drama Circle Critics' Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Miller traveled to Salem, Massachusetts to research the witch trials of 1692. The Crucible opened at the Beck Theatre which won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1962. In June 1956, Miller left his first wife Mary Slattery and on June 29 and later married Marilyn Monroe. Miller began work on “The Misfits”, starring his wife; shortly before the film's premiere in 1961, the pair divorced. Miller married photographer Inge Morath on February 17, 1962 and they went on to have two children together. In 1965, Miller was elected the first American president of PEN International. A year later, Miller organized the 1966 PEN congress