| − | '''Arthur Miller''' (October 17, 1915 - February 11, 2005) <ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/11/entertainment/main673266.shtml Playwright Arthur Miller dies] cbsnews.com, February 11, 2009</ref> was an American playwright whose dramas reflected the unrest of the American people after the [[Great Depression]] and [[World War II]].<ref>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/miller_a.html</ref> His best-known works, ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'', and ''[[The Crucible]]'', remain cornerstones of American theater to this day. | + | '''Arthur Miller''' (October 17, 1915 - February 11, 2005) <ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/11/entertainment/main673266.shtml Playwright Arthur Miller dies] cbsnews.com, February 11, 2009</ref> was a [[liberal]] American playwright whose dramas reflected the unrest of the American people after the [[Great Depression]] and [[World War II]].<ref>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/miller_a.html</ref> His best-known works, ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'', and ''[[The Crucible]]'', remain cornerstones of American theater to this day. |
| | Miller was an [[atheist]]. In 1995, Miller stated, "I have no formal religion but there's a space in my head for it. Maybe I would believe in God if he believed in me. But we're living in a reality that's so hard to understand. In the last 75 years the human race has been humiliated in a way we've never known before…"<ref>http://www.celebatheists.com/wiki/Arthur_Miller</ref> | | Miller was an [[atheist]]. In 1995, Miller stated, "I have no formal religion but there's a space in my head for it. Maybe I would believe in God if he believed in me. But we're living in a reality that's so hard to understand. In the last 75 years the human race has been humiliated in a way we've never known before…"<ref>http://www.celebatheists.com/wiki/Arthur_Miller</ref> |