amerikai drámaíró és esszéista. [24], During the early-mid 1990s, Miller wrote three new plays: The Ride Down Mt. African American playwright August Wilson won a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for his play 'Fences' and earned a second Pulitzer Prize for 'The Piano Lesson.'. His father manufactured women's coats, but his business was devastated by the Depression, seeding his son's disillusionment with the American Dream and those blue-sky-seeking Americans who pursued it with both eyes focused on the Grail of Material… Serial killer Arthur Shawcross murdered 11 women from 1988 to 1990 in upstate New York, earning the nickname "Genesee River Killer.". He was inducted in 1979. Get all the details on the important facts like their childhood, career, family life, birth, death and more! In March 2018, HBO aired the documentary Arthur Miller: Writer. Miller's alma mater, the University of Michigan, opened the Arthur Miller Theatre in March 2007. ', Arthur Miller is considered one of the greatest American playwrights of the 20th century. [14] In the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the family lost almost everything and moved to Gravesend, Brooklyn. Isidore ow… [46] When Miller attended the hearing, to which Monroe accompanied him, risking her own career,[24] he gave the committee a detailed account of his political activities. [98][99], In 1999 the writer Christopher Hitchens attacked Miller for comparing the Monica Lewinsky investigation to the Salem witch hunt. Arthur Miller was born in was born in New York City on October 17, 1915 to Isidore and Augusta Miller. On May 1, 1935, Miller joined the League of American Writers (1935–1943), whose members included Alexander Trachtenberg of International Publishers, Franklin Folsom, Louis Untermeyer, I. F. Stone, Myra Page, Millen Brand, Lillian Hellman, and Dashiell Hammett. Timebends, was published. Arthur I. Miller Follow. ), In 1956, Miller divorced his first wife, Mary Slattery, his former college sweetheart with whom he had two children, Jane Ellen and Robert. His father lost his wealth during the Great Depression of the 1920s and the family, like many others, suffered economic hardship and could not afford to send him to college. in terms of the "arts of performance," and it drew attacks from some conservatives[65] such as Jay Nordlinger, who called it "a disgrace," 05 Feb. 2015. [96], Christopher Bigsby wrote Arthur Miller: The Definitive Biography based on boxes of papers Miller made available to him before his death in 2005. The contempt ruling was overturned two years later. [19] Miller and Monroe's high-profile marriage placed the playwright in the Hollywood spotlight. Miller enrolled in a playwriting seminar taught by the influential Professor Kenneth Rowe, who instructed him in his early forays into playwriting;[20] Rowe emphasized how a play is built in order to achieve its intended effect, or what Miller called "the dynamics of play construction". [24] It was adapted into an opera by Robert Ward in 1961. Er gilt als wichtiger gesellschaftskritischer Dramatiker der neueren Zeit. ", Salesman won Miller the highest accolades in the theater world: the Pulitzer Prize, the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award and the Tony for Best Play. Among his most popular plays are All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), and A View from the Bridge (1955, revised 1956). In the late 1970s, he joined the other celebrities (including William Styron and Mike Nichols) who were brought together by the journalist Joan Barthel whose coverage of the highly publicized Barbara Gibbons murder case helped raise bail for Gibbons' son Peter Reilly who had been convicted of his mother's murder based on what many felt was a coerced confession and little other evidence. His best-known plays include 'All My Sons,' 'The Crucible' and the Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Death of a Salesman.'. Shortly after that I realized that she wouldn't listen to Arthur at all; he had no say over her actions. Dan Isaac, Founding Father: O'Neill's Correspondence with Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams, The Eugene O'Neill Review, Vol. [73] Miller's final play, Finishing the Picture, opened at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago, in the fall of 2004, with one character said to be based on Barley. "[53] That same year, Miller produced Incident at Vichy. [82] Before it was published, it was well known that Miller would not talk about Monroe in interviews; in Timebends Miller talks about his experiences with Monroe in detail. 124–33, For a frequently cited study of Miller's use of the Salem witchcraft episode, see Robert A. Martin, "Arthur Miller's The Crucible: Background and Sources", reprinted in James J. Martine, ed. Kazan named eight members of the Group Theatre, including Clifford Odets, Paula Strasberg, Lillian Hellman, J. Edward Bromberg, and John Garfield,[41] who in recent years had been fellow members of the Communist Party. The mission of the foundation is: "Promoting increased access and equity to theater arts education in our schools and increasing the number of students receiving theater arts education as an integral part of their academic curriculum. Arthur Asher Miller was born on October 17, 1915, in New York City, to Augusta (Barnett) and Isidore Miller. Miller var son till Isidore Miller, en handelsman som ruinerades under Wall Street-kraschen.Han utbildade sig till journalist vid University of Michigan.Efter att han 1944 gjort fiasko med en pjäs på en Broadwayteater hade han tre år senare en stor framgång med Alla mina söner som fick teaterkritikernas pris i New York.. Arthur Miller gifte sig med Marilyn Monroe 29 juni … In 1955, a one-act version of Miller's verse drama A View from the Bridge opened on Broadway in a joint bill with one of Miller's lesser-known plays, A Memory of Two Mondays. Miller verwierf faam met het toneelstuk Dood van een handelsreiziger. After the Fall opened on January 23, 1964, at the ANTA Theatre in Washington Square Park amid a flurry of publicity and outrage at putting a Monroe-like character, called Maggie, on stage. Among his most popular plays are All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953) and A View from the Bridge (1955, revised 1956). The award brought him his first recognition and led him to begin to consider that he could have a career as a playwright. His work was respected in the literary circuit, for its honesty and edginess. Best known for his play Death of a Salesman, American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter Arthur Miller is considered one of the major dramatists of twentieth-century American theater. He refused to turn his private conscience over to administration by the state. By 1928, the family had moved to Brooklyn, after their garment manufacturing business began to … The foundation's primary purpose is to provide arts education in the New York City school system. The play was commercially successful and critically acclaimed, winning a Tony Award for Best Author, the New York Drama Circle Critics' Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Elsősorban Az ügynök halála és a Salemi boszorkányok (wd) című színdarabjai tették ismertté. He also wrote the 1980 TV movie Playing for Time and an adaptation for the theater. His father, Isidore, owned a successful coat manufacturing business, and his mother, Augusta, to whom he was closer, was an educator and an avid reader of novels. He has accordingly been found in contempt of Congress. Web. Oktober 1915 in New York City, New York; 10. NY: Viking Press, 1978, Radavich, David. [91], The Arthur Miller Foundation currently supports a pilot program in theater and film at the public school Quest to Learn in partnership with the Institute of Play. Kazan later defended his own actions through his film On the Waterfront, in which a dockworker heroically testifies against a corrupt union boss. [14] After graduating in 1932 from Abraham Lincoln High School, he worked at several menial jobs to pay for his college tuition at the University of Michigan. [97] The book was published in November 2008, and is reported to reveal unpublished works in which Miller "bitterly attack[ed] the injustices of American racism long before it was taken up by the civil rights movement". [39][40] Miller and Inge remained together until her death in 2002. Later that year, Miller was subpoenaed by the HUAC, and Monroe accompanied him. Both his 1972 comedy The Creation of the World and Other Business and its musical adaptation, Up from Paradise, were critical and commercial failures. Le opere più note di Miller sono Il crogiuolo, Erano tutti miei figli (che vinse nel 1947 il Tony Award come … "Arthur Miller's Sojourn in the Heartland. [32]:156 Monroe told her close friend, Susan Strasberg: "I can identify with the Jews. )[16] As a teenager, Miller delivered bread every morning before school to help the family. The play was performed 742 times. [56] In 1969, Miller's works were banned in the Soviet Union after he campaigned for the freedom of dissident writers. Arthur Miller is considered one of the greatest American playwrights of the 20th century. That is the measure of the man who has written these high-minded plays.". Hänen tunnetuin näytelmänsä, Pulitzer-palkittu Kauppamatkustajan kuolema sai ensi-iltansa vuonna 1949. He also wrote for the movie The Misfits while married to Marilyn Monroe . [46], Miller's experience with the HUAC affected him throughout his life. Arthur Miller is also a member of the American Theater Hall of Fame. 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Miller also wrote the penetrating family drama, The Price, produced in 1968. He also took courses with playwright and professor Kenneth Rowe. But it was during the filming that Miller and Monroe's relationship hit difficulties, and he later said that the filming was one of the lowest points in his life. Born: October 17, 1915. a) Philadelphia b) New York c) Buffalo d) Santa Barbara. Arthur Asher Miller (n. 17 octombrie 1915, New York, New York, SUA – d. 10 februarie 2005, Roxbury[*] , Comitatul Litchfield, Connecticut, SUA) a fost un dramaturg și eseist american de origine evreiască.A fost laureat al Premiului Pulitzer pentru Dramaturgie precum și soțul lui Marilyn Monroe.. A scris drame sociale într-o tehnică analitică ce amintește de teatrul ibsenian, … [citation needed], In 1952, Elia Kazan appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). Hitchens scathingly disputed the parallel. The project was based on the autobiography of Fania Fénelon, who was a member of an all-women's orchestra that was imprisoned at the Auschwitz death camps during the Holocaust. When Kazan asked Miller to keep Monroe company while he dated another actress, Miller and Monroe struck up a friendship that turned into a romance. His family was of Austrian Jewish descent. [15] I want to live quietly in the country and just be there when you need me. During this time, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee, and married Marilyn Monroe. Bea Arthur was an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress who starred in the television shows Maude and The Golden Girls. In January, 2018, the Ransom Center announced the acquisition of the remainder of the Miller archive totaling over 200 boxes. [42] After speaking with Kazan about his testimony, Miller traveled to Salem, Massachusetts, to research the witch trials of 1692. Daniel's existence was unknown to most of the public until after Miller's death. Against his wife's wishes, Miller had him institutionalized, first at a home for infants in New York City, and then at the Southbury Training School in Connecticut. Arthur Asher Miller is one of the greatest American dramatists of the 20th century. Arthur Miller's son-in-law, actor Daniel Day-Lewis, is said to have visited Daniel frequently, and to have persuaded Arthur Miller to meet with him. [31] A French-Italian co-production Vu du pont, based on the play, was released in 1962. [15][17] After graduation (circa 1936), he began to work as a psychiatric aide and also a copywriter before accepting faculty posts at New York University and University of New Hampshire. Údar agus drámadóir Meiriceánach ba ea Arthur Asher Miller ( 17 Deireadh Fómhair , 1915 – 10 Feabhra , 2005 ). a) 5 January 1924 b) 17 May 1921 c) 4 September 1918 d) 17 October 1915. ", "New footage of Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable revealed", "Arthur Miller Admits Helping Communist-Front Groups in '40's", "A Son's Confession DVD, Shows The First 48, A&E Shop", "Records on Exonerated Man Are Kept Off Limits to Press", "Arthur Miller Returns to Genesis for First Musical", "Lifetime Honors – National Medal of Arts", "Back to Plessy, Easter with Fidel, Miller's new tale, &c.", "Enduring Arthur Miller: Oh, the Humanities! [57][58], Miller was an unusually articulate commentator on his own work. In 2002, Miller's third wife, Morath, died. His next play, All My Sons, was a hit in 1947, running for almost a full year on Broadway and earning Miller his first Tony Award for Best Author. Miller was Jewish and of Polish-Jewish descent. In 1929, the family business failed as a … The objective is to create a sustainable theater education model to disseminate to teachers at professional development workshops. Author Arthur Conan Doyle wrote 60 mystery stories featuring the wildly popular detective character Sherlock Holmes and his loyal assistant Watson. After his graduation in 1938, he joined the Federal Theatre Project, a New Deal agency established to provide jobs in the theater. Arthur Miller, American playwright (Photo credit: Wikipedia) 1. [24] The couple had two children, Jane and Robert (born May 31, 1947). Arthur Asher Miller (17. lokakuuta 1915 New York, New York, Yhdysvallat – 10. helmikuuta 2005 Roxbury, Connecticut, Yhdysvallat) oli yhdysvaltalainen näytelmäkirjailija. [37] Huston, who had also directed her in her first major role in The Asphalt Jungle in 1950, and who had seen her rise to stardom, put the blame for her death on her doctors as opposed to the stresses of being a star: "The girl was an addict of sleeping pills and she was made so by the God-damn doctors. O'Neill replied, accepting the apology, but declining the invitation, explaining that his Parkinson's disease made it difficult to travel. [66] and George Will, who argued that Miller was not legitimately a "scholar. He served as vice president at the time President James Garfield was assassinated, and acceded to the presidency thereafter. No one is reported in this play. He has created a shameless piece of tabloid gossip, an act of exhibitionism which makes us all voyeurs, ... a wretched piece of dramatic writing. His 1944 Broadway debut, The Man Who Had All the Luck, garnered a fate that was the antithesis of its title, closing after just four performances with a stack of woeful reviews. ", "Christopher Hitchens on the cultural fatwa", Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Playwright Arthur Miller’s archive comes to the Harry Ransom Center". Working in a small studio that he built in Roxbury, Connecticut, Miller wrote the first act of Death of Salesman in less than a day. [100] In his memoir, Hitch-22, Hitchens bitterly noted that Miller, despite his prominence as a left-wing intellectual, had failed to support author Salman Rushdie during the Iranian fatwa involving The Satanic Verses. ", Cheryl Crawford / Equity Liberty Theatre /, This page was last edited on 16 January 2021, at 00:42. https://www.biography.com/writer/arthur-miller. He chose the theater project despite the more lucrative offer to work as a scriptwriter for 20th Century Fox. [19] When Miller applied in 1956 for a routine renewal of his passport, the House Un-American Activities Committee used this opportunity to subpoena him to appear before the committee. 1/2 (Spring/Fall 1993), pp. [24] He and Kazan did not speak to each other for the next ten years. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! [15] (One source says they moved to Midwood. The couple had two children, Rebecca and Daniel. Dood van een handelsreiziger. )[18], At the University of Michigan, Miller first majored in journalism and worked for the student newspaper, The Michigan Daily, as well as the satirical Gargoyle Humor Magazine. He received more acclaim for his award-winning follow-up, The Crucible, which reflected his unwavering refusal to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee. An author of nearly 100 books, Arthur C. Clarke’s imagination and insight influenced modern science via works such as his classic '2001: A Space Odyssey. Arthur Miller was a playwright and ‘great man’ of American theatre, which he championed throughout his long life. Miller's other plays include A View From the Bridge (1955), Incident at Vichy (1964), The Price (1968), The Creation of the World and Other Business (1972), The American Clock (1980) and Broken Glass (1994). Miller worked for two years in an automobile parts warehouse, earning enough money to attend the University of Michigan in 1934, w… In addition to his plays, Miller collaborated with Morath on books including In the Country (1977) and 'Salesman' in Beijing (1984). [49] Barthel documented the case in her book A Death in Canaan which was made as a television film of the same name and broadcast in 1978. アーサー・アッシャー・ミラー（Arthur Asher Miller, 1915年 10月17日 - 2005年 2月10日）は、アメリカ合衆国の劇作家。 代表作は『セールスマンの死』など。 He became a wealthy and respected man in the community. a) Michigan "[32]:154, She converted to Judaism to "express her loyalty and get close to both Miller and his parents", writes biographer Jeffrey Meyers. [93] This collection included the original handwritten notebooks and early typed drafts for Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, All My Sons, and other works. Short Biography. Arthur Miller: biography Arthur Miller is a prose writer and a playwright, who became famous around the globe thanks to the play Death of a Salesman. Miller's public life was painted in part by his rocky marriage to Hollywood sex symbol Marilyn Monroe. 2", "Arthur Miller, The Art of Theater No. [11] Isidore owned a women's clothing manufacturing business employing 400 people. Death of a Salesman has had numerous screen adaptations, including a 1985 TV version that starred Dustin Hoffman, who also starred in the previous year's Broadway revival. [78][79] His body was interred at Roxbury Center Cemetery in Roxbury. Highlights of the collection included Miller's introduction to his Collected Plays, his reflections on the theory of tragedy, comments on the McCarthy Era, and pieces arguing for a publicly supported theater. [15], In 1949, Miller exchanged letters with Eugene O'Neill regarding Miller's production of All My Sons. The play reunited Miller with his former friend Kazan: they collaborated on both the script and the direction. In 1962, Miller married Austrian-born photographer Inge Morath. [44][45][33] The play opened at the Martin Beck Theatre on Broadway on January 22, 1953. In 1996, a film adaptation of The Crucible hit theaters, starring Winona Ryder, Joan Allen and Day-Lewis. He sent a copy of the initial script to Kazan and when the director asked in jest to direct the movie, Miller replied "I only sent you the script to let you know what I think of Stool-Pigeons.". [19], Mr. Peters' Connections was staged Off-Broadway in 1998, and Death of a Salesman was revived on Broadway in 1999 to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. [77] He was surrounded by Barley, family and friends. [15][19], In 1940, Miller married Mary Grace Slattery. "[70] In 2001, Miller received the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Miller refused to comply with the committee's demands to "out" people who had been active in certain political activities and was thus cited in contempt of Congress. Februar 2005 in Roxbury, Connecticut) war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller, Drehbuchautor und Gewinner des Pulitzer-Preises. [22] Miller retained strong ties to his alma mater throughout the rest of his life, establishing the university's Arthur Miller Award in 1985 and Arthur Miller Award for Dramatic Writing in 1999, and lending his name to the Arthur Miller Theatre in 2000. The current chancellor of the foundation is Carmen Farina, a large proponent of the Common Core State Standards Initiative. Chester A. Arthur was the 21st president of the United States. In 1978 he published a collection of his Theater Essays, edited by Robert A. Martin and with a foreword by Miller. Inspired by Rowe's approach, Miller moved back East to begin his career as a playwright. In his autobiography, he wrote that when he was young he “imagined that with the possible exception of a doctor saving a life, writing a worthy play was the most important thing a human being could do.”. Monroe died the following year, and Miller's controversial 1964 drama After the Fall was believed to have been partially inspired by their relationship. Miller was closer to his mother Augusta Barnett Miller, a native New Yorker who was a teacher and an avid reader of novels. [24] It was Miller's most successful play since Death of a Salesman. In June 1956, Miller left his first wife, Mary Slattery, whom he had married in 1940, and wed film star Marilyn Monroe. Playwright Arthur Miller attended the University of Michigan before moving back East to write dramas for the stage. He soon was engaged to 34-year-old minimalist painter Agnes Barley but fell into ill health before they could walk down the aisle. The first of their two children, Rebecca, was born September 15, 1962. He is through. [15][29] Death of a Salesman premiered on Broadway on February 10, 1949, at the Morosco Theatre, directed by Elia Kazan, and starring Lee J. Cobb as Willy Loman, Mildred Dunnock as Linda, Arthur Kennedy as Biff, and Cameron Mitchell as Happy. That same year his first play was produced; The Man Who Had All the Luck won the Theatre Guild's National Award. [87], Minor planet 3769 Arthurmiller is named after him. Miller was sentenced to a fine and a prison sentence, blacklisted, and disallowed a US passport. Huston was unaware that Miller and Monroe were having problems in their private life. [29] After his death, many respected actors, directors, and producers paid tribute to Miller,[80] some calling him the last great practitioner of the American stage,[81] and Broadway theatres darkened their lights in a show of respect. Arthur Asher Miller (Nueva York, 17 de octubre de 1915 - Roxbury, Connecticut, 10 de febrero de 2005) fue un dramaturgo y guionista estadounidense y una figura controvertida en el teatro estadounidense del siglo XX. Arthur Raphael Miller CBE, is a leading scholar in the field of American civil procedure and a University Professor at New York University and Chairman of The NYU Sports & Society Program. [24] They had met in 1951, had a brief affair, and remained in contact since. The play was a success in China[55] and in 1984, Salesman in Beijing, a book about Miller's experiences in Beijing, was published. Arthur Asher Miller (New York, 1915. október 17. [86], In 2017 his daughter, Rebecca Miller, a writer and filmmaker, completed a documentary about her father's life, under the title Arthur Miller: Writer. Day-Lewis eventually persuaded Miller to make further contact with his adult son, who had been able to establish a happy life with outside support. [26], In 1947, Miller's play All My Sons, the writing of which had commenced in 1941, was a success on Broadway (earning him his first Tony Award, for Best Author) and his reputation as a playwright was established. His best known plays are All My Sons , Death of a Salesman and The Crucible . Arthur was known as one of Hollywood's most accomplished lighting cameramen, a master at black and white cinematography. 3. Arthur Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright. Miller had asserted a parallel between the examination of physical evidence on Lewinsky's dress and the examinations of women's bodies for signs of the "Devil's Marks" in Salem. Sa mère, Augusta Barnett (1891-1961), est institutrice. Arthur Asher Miller (* 17. Arthur Miller's career as a writer spanned over seven decades, and at the time of his death, Miller was considered to be one of the greatest dramatists of the twentieth century. The 1961 film, directed by John Huston, starred Monroe, Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift. Arthur Miller, in full Arthur Asher Miller, (born October 17, 1915, New York, New York, U.S.—died February 10, 2005, Roxbury, Connecticut), American playwright, who combined social awareness with a searching concern for his characters’ inner lives. 17, No. Arthur Miller was born in Manhattan in 1915 to Jewish immigrant parents. Where was Arthur Miller born? [19] However, Congress, worried about possible Communist infiltration, closed the project in 1939. [50] City Confidential, an A&E Network series, produced an episode about the murder, postulating that part of the reason Miller took such an active interest (including supporting Reilly's defense and using his own celebrity to bring attention to Reilly's plight) was because he had felt similarly persecuted in his run-ins with the HUAC. It had nothing to do with the Hollywood set-up. The film courted controversy from Jewish organizations and Fénelon herself for its casting of Vanessa Redgrave, who had criticized Zionism and supported Palestinian organizations. [51][52], In 1964, After the Fall was produced, and is said to be a deeply personal view of Miller's experiences during his marriage to Monroe. As literally as Mr. Miller can say it, dust returns to dust. Which university did Arthur Miller attend? [47] Reneging on the chairman's promise, the committee demanded the names of friends and colleagues who had participated in similar activities. [27] Years later, in a 1994 interview with Ron Rifkin, Miller said that most contemporary critics regarded All My Sons as "a very depressing play in a time of great optimism" and that positive reviews from Brooks Atkinson of The New York Times had saved it from failure. As per his express wish, it is the only theatre in the world that bears Miller's name.[83]. © 2021 Biography and the Biography logo are registered trademarks of A&E Television Networks, LLC. The characters are created as they are in any other play in order to develop a coherent theme, which in this case concerns the nature of human insight, of self-destructiveness and violence toward others.''. On February 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of Death of a Salesman's Broadway debut, Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, surrounded by Barley, family and friends. There, in less than a day, he wrote Act I of Death of a Salesman. [33] In her personal notes, she wrote about her worries during this period: I am so concerned about protecting Arthur. [90], The foundation celebrated Miller's 100th birthday with a one-night-only performance of Miller's seminal works in November 2015. Arthur Miller (Battley Brothers Printers, 1995). The Master Arts Council includes, among others, Alec Baldwin, Ellen Barkin, Bradley Cooper, Dustin Hoffman, Scarlett Johansson, Tony Kushner, Julianne Moore, Michael Moore, Liam Neeson, David O. Russell, and Liev Schreiber. Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright and essayist in the 20th-century American theater. Though widely considered only somewhat successful at the time of its release, today The Crucible is Miller's most frequently produced work throughout the world. [19] Miller switched his major to English, and subsequently won the Avery Hopwood Award for No Villain. New York, New York. I love him—and he is the only person—human being I have ever known that I could love not only as a man to which I am attracted to practically out of my senses—but he is the only person—as another human being that I trust as much as myself...[34], Miller began work on writing the screenplay for The Misfits in 1960, directed by John Huston and starring Monroe. His 1953 play, the Tony Award-winning The Crucible, a dramatization of the Salem witch trials of 1692 and an allegory about McCarthyism, was believed to be one of the reasons why Miller came under the committee's scrutiny.