Authur Miller Biographical Sketch

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expose and erase Communism in America. Arthur thought that ‘while there may have been Communists who were bad people and a threat to America, this did not mean that all Communists were like-minded and posed a threat to the American way of life’. Arthur Miller did not believe that Communism was a threat that allowed the response provided by McCarthyism.

Arthur Miller wrote 36 stage plays, 18 radio plays and 6 screenplays in his life. The first of his work was “No Villain (1936)”, “They too arise (1937)”and “Honors at Dawn (1938)”which were all stage plays. “Finishing the picture (2004)” was the last play that he wrote. One of his famous works was the “Crucible” and “Death of a Salesman” (1947). In 1946 Miller's play All My Sons, in 1941, was a success on Broadway (earning him his first Tony Award, for Best Author) and his reputation as a playwright was established.

The House Un-American Activities Committee was set up in 1938 to identify fascists and communists within the ...

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