Arthur Miller was an American playwright born in 1915 in New York. He struggled academically but eventually graduated from the University of Michigan, where he held various jobs including working in an auto parts plant. His most famous plays include All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), and The Crucible (1953). The Crucible draws parallels between the Salem witch trials of 1692 and the Communist scare in the United States during the 1950s led by Senator Joseph McCarthy. Miller was also known for winning a Pulitzer Prize, marrying Marilyn Monroe, and refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee during the McCarthy era investigations.

1. Arthur Miller 1915 - 2005