... the horses will be killed for dog food. When she protests, their relationships are tested. Arthur Miller was a playwright, best known for Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. He won a Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1949. Miller married Marilyn Monroe in 1956. He wrote The Misfits for her. (Monroe was tired of being ... type cast and wanted a serious role. This film was her chance to show her range as a serious actress. ) Miller ... with it. It's like roping a dream now. I just gotta find another way to be alive, that's all. If there is one anymore." Miller's words and Gable's acting make...

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Drama - Social and Historical Context Arthur Miller was born to a Jewish family in New York in 1915. His grandparents had come to America from Poland. When the family business failed, they moved to Brooklyn, where A View from ... acclaim from All My Sons in 1947; Death of a Salesman (1949) - which won the Pulitzer Prize - and The Crucible (1952) confirmed him as a great playwright. Between his years as a journalist and making his name as a writer, Miller worked in the Brooklyn shipyards for two years, where he befriended the Italians he worked alongside. He heard a story of some men coming o...

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