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death of an author
Feb. 12th, 2005 07:20 amarthur miller: 1915-2005
robert hurwitt, chronicle theater critic
saturday, february 12, 2005
"if arthur miller had written nothing more than 'death of a salesman, ' '' critic martin gottfried wrote in his 2003 biography of the playwright, "it would have been enough to establish him among the giants of dramatic literature.'' he did much more than that.
arthur miller died thursday night at his home in roxbury, conn., of congestive heart failure at the age of 89. for decades the nation's pre- eminent playwright, miller not only defined the destructive side of the american dream in "salesman'' and other works, he embodied the dream's promise as the son of an immigrant who achieved enormous success. he also, in the person of his second wife -- international sex icon marilyn monroe -- could be said to have married that dream.
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robert hurwitt, chronicle theater critic
saturday, february 12, 2005
"if arthur miller had written nothing more than 'death of a salesman, ' '' critic martin gottfried wrote in his 2003 biography of the playwright, "it would have been enough to establish him among the giants of dramatic literature.'' he did much more than that.
arthur miller died thursday night at his home in roxbury, conn., of congestive heart failure at the age of 89. for decades the nation's pre- eminent playwright, miller not only defined the destructive side of the american dream in "salesman'' and other works, he embodied the dream's promise as the son of an immigrant who achieved enormous success. he also, in the person of his second wife -- international sex icon marilyn monroe -- could be said to have married that dream.
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