Arthur Miller's The Crucible And Death Of A Salesman

Arthur Miller accomplished many great works in his lifetime. He was one of the most prominent writers of the 20th century for historical fiction. His works will live on for years to come. For example, his most popular works, The Crucible and Death of a Salesman. Arthur Miller early experiences, helped shaped his novels and future life decisions.

Arthur Miller was born in New York in 1915. His parents Isidore and Augusta Miller were Polish immigrants. Before the Great Depression, his family had a wealthy life. This made him move to Brooklyn, where he completed high school. In 1933, he attended University of Michigan and also worked on the radio during this time. After college he worked as a playwright and wrote several plays for professional theatre. His very first written piece ever was No Villain and it got some praise(Moss, pg 70) . This is
Arthur Miller had in total three wives and one of them was even the sex symbol Marilyn Monroe. That was a very short lived marriage between those two and they both quickly remarried. Its safe to say that Arthur must of been a ladies man. Marilyn Monroe died a few years after the divorce, this was a tough period for Arthur. During that marriage he only wrote one play, and it was for Marilyn Monroe. Arthur got a new wife and had two children, one of having down syndrome. This child was institutionalized and Arthur refused to let his son be apart of the family in anyway(“Arthur Miller”). This proves that Arthur was a selfish man, who cared more about himself than his wives or children. The actor Daniel Day Lewis married Arthur Miller’s daughter. Daniel Day lewis reconnected with Arthur Miller’s long lost son. Daniel Day Lewis would go on to star in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. After his third wife died in 2003, Arthur tried to marry a thirty four year old women and he was eighty seven( Moss, pg. 112). Arthur died before any of that could