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Title: Arthur Miller dies at 89
Post by: Ford Prefect on February 11, 2005, 08:02:41 pm

Wow. I had forgotten that he was still alive. Definitely a biggy.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6953165/?GT1=6190

Title: Arthur Miller dies at 89
Post by: Taristin on February 11, 2005, 08:10:48 pm

For some odd reason, I read that it was Arthur Dent that died... :wtf:

Arthur Miller... Why does he sound so familiar? Who was he again?

Title: Arthur Miller dies at 89
Post by: aldo_14 on February 11, 2005, 08:14:39 pm

Wrote 'death of a salesman'.

According to that there link.

Title: Arthur Miller dies at 89
Post by: Ford Prefect on February 11, 2005, 08:15:44 pm

One of the greatest playwrights of the twentieth century. His two most famous were "Death of a Salesman" and "The Crucible." He probably won't get due recognition in the current political climate because he was one of the few people who took a stand against McCarthyism.

Although he was married to Marilyn Monroe, which anyone has to respect. ;7

Title: Arthur Miller dies at 89
Post by: demon442 on February 11, 2005, 10:22:45 pm

I rather respect his opinion of Marilyn, "hopelessly self-destructive" were his words, than his mariage to her.

A great has passed, and I doub't we'll see another like him.

Title: Arthur Miller dies at 89
Post by: Corsair on February 11, 2005, 10:54:21 pm

The Crucible... a quality play. Read it for the second time this year.

Title: Arthur Miller dies at 89
Post by: WMCoolmon on February 12, 2005, 03:13:13 am

I read the Crucible my...sophomore? year in HS so I don't exactly have very fond memories of it. Except it was fun doing dramatic reading for John Proctor. ;)

I did study a scene in-depth from Death of a Salesmen; I can't say that I really liked the plot in the scene that I read, but it was very well written. I argued for literally hours about motivations, connections, psyche, etc of Happy and Biff, going by that one scene. That it was written in six weeks is amazing.

Truly a loss.