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It would be ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'', however, that established Miller as a major artist in the world of theater.  Produced in 1949, the play tells the story of Willy Loman, an aging salesman whose desperate clinging to his vision of "The American Dream" blinds him to reality and eventually tears his family apart.  The play would earn Miller a [[Pulitzer Prize]], and its first run earned six Tony Awards.<ref>http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc10.htm</ref>

It would be ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'', however, that established Miller as a major artist in the world of theater.  Produced in 1949, the play tells the story of Willy Loman, an aging salesman whose desperate clinging to his vision of "The American Dream" blinds him to reality and eventually tears his family apart.  The play would earn Miller a [[Pulitzer Prize]], and its first run earned six Tony Awards.<ref>http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc10.htm</ref>

His next major work was ''[[The Crucible]]'', produced in 1953.  Mired in controversy in its day, it is a fictionalized account of the [[Salem Witch trials]] of the late 17th century, which deliberately attempted to allegorize the diligent anti-communism of the [[McCarthy]] era.  He would later be called before the [[House Committee on Un-American Activities]], but refused to give any names of those suspected of supposedly [[anti-American]] or [[Communist]] activities.<ref>http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/amiller.htm</ref>  He was initially found to be in contempt for not naming names, although he openly answered all questions concerning his own political activities, but his conviction was later overturned due to the tactics used by the HCUA<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/7/newsid_2946000/2946420.stm</ref>

His next major work was ''[[The Crucible]]'', produced in 1953.  Mired in controversy in its day, it is a fictionalized account of the [[Salem Witch trials]] of the late 17th century, which deliberately attempted to allegorize the diligent anti-communism of the [[McCarthy]] era.  He would later be called before the [[House Committee on Un-American Activities]], but refused to give any names of those suspected of supposedly [[anti-American]] or [[Communist]] activities.<ref>http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/amiller.htm</ref>   

Miller was briefly married to film star [[Marilyn Monroe]] between 1956 and 1961, when the couple divorced shortly before the film star's death.  In 1962 he married photographer Inge Morath, to whom he remained married until her death in 2002.  During this time, Miller continued to write plays, but by the 1970s, his output slowed considerably, although he remained politically active.  He died in 2005 of heart failure.

Miller was briefly married to film star [[Marilyn Monroe]] between 1956 and 1961, when the couple divorced shortly before the film star's death.  In 1962 he married photographer Inge Morath, to whom he remained married until her death in 2002.  During this time, Miller continued to write plays, but by the 1970s, his output slowed considerably, although he remained politically active.  He died in 2005 of heart failure.