milestones

Year
Milestone
1929 
Family moved to Brooklyn
1936 
Wrote first plays "Honors to Dawn" and "No Villain"
 
Worked at the Federal Theatre Project writing scripts for radio shows
1943 
Hired to write screenplay based on Ernie Pyle's "Here Is Your War"; Miller's version rejected; script eventually became "The Story of G.I. Joe" (1945)
1944 
First produced play, "Man Who Had All the Luck"
1945 
Published first novel "Focus"
1947 
Breakthrough play, "All My Sons"
1949 
Broadway production of the classic drama "Death of a Salesman"; won Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award
1950 
Adapted Ibsen's "An Enemy of the People"
1953 
Wrote "The Crucible" as a thinly-veiled comment on McCarthyism; won second Tony award
1954 
Denied passport
1956 
Called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC); refused to name names
1956 
Married Marilyn Monroe
1957 
Found in contempt of Congress
1958 
Congressional contempt citation reversed on appeal
1960 
Wrote first original script, "The Misfits" starring Monroe, Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift (released in 1961)
1968 
"The Price" produced on Broadway
1972 
Last Broadway production for over twenty years, "The Creation of the World and Other Business"
1979 
Wrote semi-autobiographical play "The American Clock"
1980 
Adapted "Playing for Time" for television; won Emmy Award
1983 
Oversaw production of "Death of a Salesman" in Beijing, China; wrote "'Salesman' in Beijing" (1984)
1987 
Published memoirs, "Timebends"
1990 
Wrote original feature "Everybody Wins"
1991 
Initial production of "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan"
1994 
First produced Broadway play in over two decades, "Broken Glass"
1995 
Wrote screen adaptation of "The Crucible"; first screenplay by Miller based on own work
 
Honored by the Signature Theater Company with a season devoted to his work
1998 
"The Ride Down Mt. Morgan" produced Off-Broadway at the Public Theatre, starring Patrick Stewart
2000 
"The Ride Down Mt. Morgan" produced on Broadway again with Patrick Stewart; garnered Tony nomination for Best Play
2001 
Made acting debut at age 85 in "Eden" also known as "Plain Jane" (France), an adaptation of his short story "Homely Girl, A Life", starring Samantha Morton and directed by Amos Gitai; also co-wrote screenplay
2002 
Wrote play "Resurrection Blues"; premiered at Minnesota's Guthrie Theatre during the 2002-2003 season
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