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An autograph of Arthur Miller with small inscription, “For Jennifer” with signature below. The autograph was received by the current owner while she assisted with an interview of the playwright while working for a Japanese newspaper in New York, circa 2001. The interview was in connection with the Praemium Imperiale prize. 27.5 x 21.5 cm (10.8 x 8.5 inches). PROVENANCE: Private American collection (Florida, United States).
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 - February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist, and a controversial figure in the twentieth-century American theater. 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). He wrote several screenplays and was most noted for his work on The Misfits (1961). The drama Death of a Salesman has been numbered on the short list of finest American plays in the 20th century.