Legendary Playwright Arthur Miller, Dead at 89

[DudeAsInCool]

Arthur Miller, Legendary American Playwright, Is Dead

By MARILYN BERGER

Published: February 11, 2005

Arthur Miller, one of the great American playwrights, whose work exposed the flaws in the fabric of the American dream, died Thursday night at his home in Roxbury, Conn. He was 89. The cause was congestive heart failure, said Julia Bolus, his assistant.

The author of "Death of a Salesman," a landmark of 20th-century drama, Mr. Miller grappled with the weightiest matters of social conscience in his plays.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/11/theater/...artner=homepage

[KiwiCoromandel]

a great writer and social commentator...a sad loss r.i.p.

[method77]

A GREAT loss indeed! One of the few that actually lived to be 89. May he rest in peace.

*Great Respect*

[Ken]

To me, it's not really a great loss, or a sad day.

He seemed to live to a ripe old age. Sounds like more than you can ask for.

89 years old? I can only hope I make it that far.

[slum_goddess]

*Great Respect*

i've loved his work since i was a little kid and read 'death of a salesmen.' then i found out about the mcCarthy bullshit and read 'the crucible' ('When he testified in front of a congressional committee in 1956 he refused to reveal any names and so was held in contempt. The decision was overturned two years later.") *sigh*

[Shawn]

Plus he was bopping with Marilyn for a while. Even if she wasn't faithful.