The family, including his younger sister Joan, lived on East 110th Street in Manhattan and owned a summer house in Far Rockaway, Queens. His father, a mostly illiterate but moderately wealthy businessman, owned a women's clothing store employing 400 people. Miller was often in the public eye, particularly during the late 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s, a period during which he testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee, received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Principe de Asturias Award, and was married to Marilyn Monroe.Īrthur Asher Miller was born, in Harlem, New York City, the second of three children of Isidore and Augusta Miller, Polish-Jewish immigrants. He was a prominent figure in American theatre, writing dramas that include plays such as All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), and A View from the Bridge (one-act, 1955 revised two-act, 1956). Jerusalem Prize Principe de Asturias Prize (Spain)Īrthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist. Of the Arts Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize York Drama Circle Critics Award National Medal Awards-Tony Award (twice) Pulitizer Prize New.
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