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American Playwright Arthur Miller Dies at 89 Arthur Miller, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright whose 'Death of a Salesman' came to symbolize the American Dream gone awry, has died at 89. For six decades, Miller was force in American theater and an important social critic. Resident critic Bob Mondello offers an appreciation.
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American Playwright Arthur Miller Dies at 89

His Death of a Salesman came to symbolize the American Dream gone awry.

Arthur Miller Dies at His Connecticut Home

Arthur Miller, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright whose six-decade career gave America some of its most memorable stage dramas died Thursday night. Miller was best known for his 1949 play, Death of a Salesman, the tragic story of an American working man at the end of his rope.

Arthur Miller Dies at His Connecticut Home

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Playwright Tom Cole Remembers His Friend, Arthur Miller

Michele Norris talks with playwright Tom Cole, a friend and neighbor of Arthur Miller. Cole now lives in the house where Arthur Miller lived when he wrote Death of a Salesman and The Crucible.

Playwright Tom Cole Remembers His Friend, Arthur Miller

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Remembering Playwright Arthur Miller

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Miller died Thursday night at the age of 89 at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut. Miller was the author of many plays, including the legendary Death of a Salesman, for which he won a Pulitzer. He was married briefly to Marilyn Monroe. This interview was originally broadcast on Jan. 12, 1999.

Remembering Playwright Arthur Miller

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An Appreciation of Playwright Arthur Miller

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller has died at the age of 89. The author of several classic American plays, including Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, Miller was widely acknowledged as the country's most important playwright. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates offers an appreciation.

An Appreciation of Playwright Arthur Miller

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Arthur Miller's 'Resurrection Blues' Set for Debut

Arthur Miller's new play Resurrection Blues previews at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. Although Miller has written other plays that criticize society and human nature, the playwright is confident this play of absurdities will be his most controversial yet. Minnesota Public Radio's Marianne Combs reports.

Arthur Miller's 'Resurrection Blues' Set for Debut

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Director Elia Kazan Dies

Elia Kazan, director of the original Broadway productions of Death of a Salesman and A Streetcar Named Desire, dies at the age of 94. Kazan also won Oscars for his film-directing work, including On the Waterfront. But he was villified by many of his colleagues for 1952 congressional testimony that identified Hollywood figures as communist sympathizers.

Director Elia Kazan Dies

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