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Arthur Miller(October 17, 1915?– February 10, 2005);Early life;Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist. He was a prominent figure in American theatre, writing dramas that include plays such as All My Sons (1947)《全是我的儿子》, Death of a Salesman (1949)《推销员之死》, The Crucible (1953)《炼狱》 and A View from the Bridge (1955)《桥头眺望》;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 Prince of Asturias Award, and was married to Marilyn Monroe.;At the University of Michigan, Miller first majored in journalism and worked as a reporter and night editor for the student paper, the Michigan Daily. In 1937, Miller wrote Honors at Dawn《荣誉的真谛》, which also received the Avery Hopwood Award. ;Miller wrote The Man Who Had All the Luck《天之骄子》, which was produced in New Jersey in 1940 and won the Theatre Guilds National Award. In 1946 Millers play All My Sons, the writing of which had commenced in 1941, was a success on Broadway and his reputation as a playwright was established. ;In June 1956, Miller left his first wife Mary Slattery and on June 25 he married Marilyn Monroe. Miller and Monroe had met in April 23, 1951, when they had a brief affair, and had remained in contact since then.;Miller began work on The Misfits《花田错》, starring his wife. Miller later said that the filming was one of the lowest points in his life; shortly before the films premiere in 1961, the pair divorced. 19 months later, Monroe died of a possible drug overdose. ;Later career; After the Fall opened on January 23, 1964 at the ANTA Theatre in Washington Square Park amid a flurry of publicity and outrage at putting a Monroe-like character, called Maggie, on stage. That same year, Miller produced Incident at Vichy. In 1965, Miller was elected the first American president of International PEN, a position which he held for four yea