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Dr. Khader Khader
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Chronological Order of Arthur Millers Road To Success 1915 Arthur Aster Miller was born on October 17th in New York City; family lives at 45 West 110th Street. 1915 Arthur Aster Miller was born on October 17th in New York City; family lives at 45 West 110th Street. 1923 Sees first play a melodrama at the Schubert Theater. (where he was first inspired) 1923 Sees first play a melodrama at the Schubert Theater. (where he was first inspired) 1931 Delivery boy for local bakery before school, and works for father's business over summer vacation. (His first working experience) 1931 Delivery boy for local bakery before school, and works for father's business over summer vacation. (His first working experience) 1933 Graduates from Abraham Lincoln High School. Registers for night school at City College, but quits after two weeks. (This is significant because it shows that he did want to expand his education but City College just wasn’t the place to do it) 1933 Graduates from Abraham Lincoln High School. Registers for night school at City College, but quits after two weeks. (This is significant because it shows that he did want to expand his education but City College just wasn’t the place to do it) Dr. Khader Khader
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1933-34 Clerked in an auto-parts warehouse, where he was the only Jew employed and had his first real, personal experiences with American anti-Semitism. (a 1933-34 Clerked in an auto-parts warehouse, where he was the only Jew employed and had his first real, personal experiences with American anti-Semitism. (a 1938 Joins the Federal Theater Project in New York City to write radio plays and scripts, having turned down a better offer to work as a scriptwriter for Twentieth Century Fox, in Hollywood. (This was his first real job as a writer, which led him into his passion of theatre) 1938 Joins the Federal Theater Project in New York City to write radio plays and scripts, having turned down a better offer to work as a scriptwriter for Twentieth Century Fox, in Hollywood. (This was his first real job as a writer, which led him into his passion of theatre) Dr. Khader Khader
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1944 Daughter, Jane, is born. He publishes book about experience, Situation Normal. The Man Who Had All The Luck premiers on Broadway but unfortunately closes after six performances, even though it receives the Theater Guild National Award. ( This was his first accomplishment that was acknowledged by society) 1944 Daughter, Jane, is born. He publishes book about experience, Situation Normal. The Man Who Had All The Luck premiers on Broadway but unfortunately closes after six performances, even though it receives the Theater Guild National Award. ( This was his first accomplishment that was acknowledged by society) 1948 Built himself the small Connecticut studio in which he wrote Death of a Salesman. Travels to Europe and also met some Jewish death camp survivors held captive in a post-war tangle of bureaucracy. ( the trip made him see the true impacts that persecution can have on the human race) 1948 Built himself the small Connecticut studio in which he wrote Death of a Salesman. Travels to Europe and also met some Jewish death camp survivors held captive in a post-war tangle of bureaucracy. ( the trip made him see the true impacts that persecution can have on the human race) 1949 Attends the pro-Soviet Cultural and Scientific Conference for World Peace at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel to chair an arts panel with Odets and Dmitri Shostakovich. (where he was accused of communists beliefs) 1949 Attends the pro-Soviet Cultural and Scientific Conference for World Peace at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel to chair an arts panel with Odets and Dmitri Shostakovich. (where he was accused of communists beliefs) Dr. Khader Khader
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1952 Visits the Historical Society "Witch Museum" in Salem, to research for The Crucible. ( This was important for his world renowned play “The Crucible” so it would have historical accuracy) 1952 Visits the Historical Society "Witch Museum" in Salem, to research for The Crucible. ( This was important for his world renowned play “The Crucible” so it would have historical accuracy) 1953 The Crucible premieres and receives the Antoinette Perry Award, and the Donaldson Award. Tried his hand at directing, a production of All My Sons for the Arden, Delaware, summer theatre. 1953 The Crucible premieres and receives the Antoinette Perry Award, and the Donaldson Award. Tried his hand at directing, a production of All My Sons for the Arden, Delaware, summer theatre. Dr. Khader Khader
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Arthur Miller was writing controversial works in controversial times. He wrote The Crucible during the very beginning of the Cold War and the Red Scare. Miller was a victim of anti- Semitism during his Jewish upbringing. He realized that he had to do something since no one else was willing to. He did this through his work The Crucible. Miller was eventually “black listed” after the publishing of this work. Arthur Miller was writing controversial works in controversial times. He wrote The Crucible during the very beginning of the Cold War and the Red Scare. Miller was a victim of anti- Semitism during his Jewish upbringing. He realized that he had to do something since no one else was willing to. He did this through his work The Crucible. Miller was eventually “black listed” after the publishing of this work. Dr. Khader Khader
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