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The Crucible Background information on ARTHUR MILLER and McCarthyism…

Arthur Miller, author October 17, 1915-February 10, 2005 Polish-Jewish immigrant parents Father: – illiterate – Wealthy businessman; owned woman’s clothing store – Employed 400 people – Manhattan home, and summer home in Queens – Even had a chaffeur….

Arthur Miller, author Sounds like he lived in the lap of luxury, huh? Things change quickly….

Arthur Miller, author STOCK MARKET CRASH OF… – 1929! The family lost EVERYTHING and moved to Brooklyn. – In order to make ends meet, Miller began delivering bread every morning before school. Graduated from high school (Abraham Lincoln High) in 1932

Arthur Miller, author Paid for his own tuition University of Michigan – Journalism major – Worked as a reporter and night editor for student paper, Michigan Daily – No Villain, his first work. – Switched to English and won the Avery Hopwood Award for his work. (again in 1937 for Honors at Dawn)

Arthur Miller, author University of Michigan – Established the Arthur Miller Award in 1985 – Arthur Miller Award for Dramatic Writing in 1999 – Arthur Miller Theatre in 2000 Received a BA in English Joined the Federal Theater Project (turning down a writing job with 20 th Century FOX)

Arthur Miller, author What does this say about his character? Make your inference…

Arthur Miller, author Marriage…(number 1) – Mary Slattery, college sweetheart – Catholic – 2 children: Jane and Robert Robert produced the 1996 film version of The Crucible

Arthur Miller, author Death of a Salesman – Premiere on Feb 10, 1949 – First play to win Tony for best author NY Drama Cricle Critics’ Award Pulitzer Prize for Drama – Performed 742 times

Arthur Miller, author Marriage (#2) – In June of 1956 he left Mary Slattery – June 29: MARILY MONROE They had met in April of 1951 Brief affair

Arthur Miller, author In 1956 Miller applied for a renewal of his Passport – He planned to visit London for the premier of The Crucible. Written due to the injustices of the HUAC (House of Un- American Activities Committee) And things get interesting…

Arthur Miller, author Miller’s passport is DENIED… He is subpoenaed before the HUAC Monroe attended the hearing… Name Names… – “I could not use the name of another person and bring trouble on him!” $ fine and held in contempt of Congress in May 1957; in 1958 the judgement was overturned.

Arthur Miller, author Before the premier of The Misfit (1961), starring Monroe… Monroe and Miller divorced. 19 months later, Monroe died of a drug overdose.

Arthur Miller, author Marriage (#3) – Photographer Inge Morath on February 17, kids – Rebecca (September) (Married Daniel Day-Lewis) – Daniel (November of born with Down Syndrome. Institutionalized and excluded from Miller’s personal life) Inge died in 2002

Arthur Miller, author Marriage (#4) OR IS IT…. – December 2004 – Miller (89) announces that he is in love with a 34 year old painter (Agnes Barley). They were to wed… – Lived together since 2002 in Connecticut – Hours after Miller’s death… Rebecca forced Barley from the home…

Arthur Miller, author Death – Miller died of heart failure after a battle against cancer, pneumonia, and congestice heart disease. – Died at his Connecticut home in 2005 (89 years old)