Arthur Miller
Salesman's death chronicler
Arthur Miller was an American playwright whose works examining moral failure and the American Dream became 20th-century classics. *Death of a Salesman* (1949) and *The Crucible* (1953) remain staples of American theater.
His marriage to Marilyn Monroe and his refusal to name names before the House Un-American Activities Committee made him a public figure beyond the stage.
Red Scare congressional committee
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
- contempt of CongressOffense of obstructing legislative authority
- witch huntPersecuting supposed wrongdoers
- Red ScareAnti-communist hysteria period
testimony · subpoena · Salem · political persecution · Cold War · anti-communism · FBI · surveillance
Drama about witch accusations
- All My SonsPostwar family tragedy drama
- FocusFord compact model
- dramatistWriter of stage works
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
Willy Loman · playwriting · stagecraft · dramaturgy · dialogue · characterization · tragedy · realism
Western Long Island borough
- University of MichiganMajor public research institution
- Jewish AmericanAmerican with Judaic heritage
- Great Depression1930s global economic crisis
- RoxburyBoston district name
Marilyn Monroe · National Book Award · Pulitzer Prize · autobiography
Manhattan theatrical district
- Lincoln CenterNYC arts campus
- stageRaised performance platform
- directorOne who leads
- premiereFirst public performance
Dustin Hoffman · revival · Tony Award · performance · rehearsal · ensemble · set design · production
US ethos of opportunity
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- betrayalBreaking of trust
family dysfunction · identity · working class · social responsibility · self-deception · father-son conflict · moral compromise · integrity
HUAC
Red Scare congressional committee
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
- contempt of CongressOffense of obstructing legislative authority
- witch huntPersecuting supposed wrongdoers
Red Scare · testimony · subpoena · Salem · political persecution · Cold War · anti-communism · FBI · surveillance · J. Edgar Hoover
The Crucible
Drama about witch accusations
- All My SonsPostwar family tragedy drama
- FocusFord compact model
- dramatistWriter of stage works
Willy Loman · screenwriter · playwriting · stagecraft · dramaturgy · dialogue · characterization · tragedy · realism · American drama
Brooklyn
Western Long Island borough
- University of MichiganMajor public research institution
- Jewish AmericanAmerican with Judaic heritage
- Great Depression1930s global economic crisis
Marilyn Monroe · Roxbury · National Book Award · Pulitzer Prize · autobiography
Broadway
Manhattan theatrical district
- Lincoln CenterNYC arts campus
- stageRaised performance platform
- directorOne who leads
Dustin Hoffman · premiere · revival · Tony Award · performance · rehearsal · ensemble · set design · production · repertory
American Dream
US ethos of opportunity
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- guiltMoral self-reproach
family dysfunction · betrayal · identity · working class · social responsibility · self-deception · father-son conflict · moral compromise · integrity · failure
- AuthorsShakespeare, William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald
- dramaTV drama, acting, television drama, drama school, playwright
- theatreBroadway, acting, theatre, stage, actor
- American LiteratureThe Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Scarlet Letter, Moby-Dick, Moby Dick
- PlaywrightsWilliam Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Chekhov, Ibsen
- 20th Century AuthorsErnest Hemingway, Hemingway, William Faulkner, Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Arthur MillerSamuel Beckett
absurdist theater · theater of the absurd · Neil Simon · Oscar Wilde · comedy of manners
Arthur MillerJohn Steinbeck
Ernest Hemingway · F. Scott Fitzgerald · Norman Mailer · Saul Bellow · William Faulkner
mill, milling, milled, millstone, Arthur, millers, Miller, millpond, millwright