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Chronological Order of Chronological Order of Arthur Millers Road To Arthur Millers Road To

SuccessSuccess 1915 Arthur Aster Miller was born on October 1915 Arthur Aster Miller was born on October

17th in New York City; family lives at 45 West 17th in New York City; family lives at 45 West 110th Street.110th Street.

1923 Sees first play a melodrama at the Schubert 1923 Sees first play a melodrama at the Schubert Theater.Theater. (where he was first inspired) (where he was first inspired)

1931  Delivery boy for local bakery before school, 1931  Delivery boy for local bakery before school, and works for father's business over summer and works for father's business over summer vacation.vacation. (His first working experience) (His first working experience)

1933 Graduates from Abraham Lincoln High 1933 Graduates from Abraham Lincoln High School. Registers for night school at City College, School. Registers for night school at City College, but quits after two weeks. (This is significant but quits after two weeks. (This is significant because it shows that he did want to expand his because it shows that he did want to expand his education but City College just wasn’t the place to education but City College just wasn’t the place to do it)do it)

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1933-34 Clerked in an auto-parts 1933-34 Clerked in an auto-parts

warehouse, where he was the only Jew warehouse, where he was the only Jew employed and had his first real, personal employed and had his first real, personal experiences with American anti-Semitism.experiences with American anti-Semitism. (a(a

1938 Joins the Federal Theater Project in 1938 Joins the Federal Theater Project in New York City to write radio plays and New York City to write radio plays and scripts, having turned down a better offer scripts, having turned down a better offer to work as a scriptwriter for Twentieth to work as a scriptwriter for Twentieth Century Fox, in Hollywood.Century Fox, in Hollywood. (This was his (This was his first real job as a writer, which led him into his first real job as a writer, which led him into his passion of theatre)passion of theatre)

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1944 Daughter, Jane, is born. He publishes 1944 Daughter, Jane, is born. He publishes book about experience, book about experience, Situation Normal. The Situation Normal. The Man Who Had All The LuckMan Who Had All The Luck premiers on premiers on Broadway but unfortunately closes after six Broadway but unfortunately closes after six performances , even though it receives the performances , even though it receives the Theater Guild National Award. ( This was his Theater Guild National Award. ( This was his first accomplishment that was acknowledged first accomplishment that was acknowledged by society) by society)

1948 Built himself the small Connecticut 1948 Built himself the small Connecticut studio in which he wrote studio in which he wrote Death of a Death of a SalesmanSalesman. Travels to Europe and also met . Travels to Europe and also met some Jewish death camp survivors held some Jewish death camp survivors held captive in a post-war tangle of bureaucracy. ( captive in a post-war tangle of bureaucracy. ( the trip made him see the true impacts that the trip made him see the true impacts that persecution can have on the human race)persecution can have on the human race)

1949 Attends the pro-Soviet Cultural and 1949 Attends the pro-Soviet Cultural and Scientific Conference for World Peace at the Scientific Conference for World Peace at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel to chair an arts panel Waldorf-Astoria Hotel to chair an arts panel with Odets and Dmitri Shostakovich. (where with Odets and Dmitri Shostakovich. (where he was accused of communists beliefs)he was accused of communists beliefs)

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1952 Visits the Historical Society "Witch 1952 Visits the Historical Society "Witch Museum" in Salem, to research for Museum" in Salem, to research for The The Crucible.Crucible. ( This was important for his world ( This was important for his world renowned play “The Crucible” so it would have renowned play “The Crucible” so it would have historical accuracy) historical accuracy)

1953 1953 The CrucibleThe Crucible premieres and receives premieres and receives the Antoinette Perry Award, and the the Antoinette Perry Award, and the Donaldson Award. Tried his hand at Donaldson Award. Tried his hand at directing, a production of directing, a production of All My SonsAll My Sons for for the Arden, Delaware, summer theatre.the Arden, Delaware, summer theatre.

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Arthur Miller was writing controversial Arthur Miller was writing controversial works in controversial times. He wrote works in controversial times. He wrote The Crucible The Crucible during the very during the very beginning of the Cold War and the beginning of the Cold War and the Red Scare. Miller was a victim of anti- Red Scare. Miller was a victim of anti- Semitism during his Jewish Semitism during his Jewish upbringing. He realized that he had to upbringing. He realized that he had to do something since no one else was do something since no one else was willing to. He did this through his work willing to. He did this through his work The Crucible.The Crucible. Miller was eventually Miller was eventually “black listed” after the publishing of “black listed” after the publishing of this work.this work.

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