New York, N.Y. Grove Press, 1987. First Trade Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. [8], 614 pages. Illustrations. Index. Signed by previous owner on fep. The book is signed on the title page by the author, Arthur Miller. The author of All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, A View from the Bridge, After the Fall, Incident at Vichy, The Price, The American Clock, and other plays has led an unusually eventful and richly dramatic life. Arthur Miller tells his story and tells it wonderfully, with insight, humor, passion, and candor, displaying throughout the largeness of spirit that has made him one of the most admired writers. Miller describes his successes and failures in the theater, the sources and evolution of his plays and their productions, as well as his relations with his family and three wives. He writes with intimacy and sympathy, of his marriage to Marilyn Monroe, whose drive toward self-destruction nearly carried him to disaster. Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright and essayist in the 20th-century American theater. He wrote several screenplays and was most noted for his work on The Misfits. The drama Death of a Salesman has been numbered on the short list of finest American plays in the 20th century. He was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee and was married to Marilyn Monroe. In 1980, Miller received the St. Louis Literary Award from the Saint Louis University Library Associates. He received the Prince of Asturias Award, the Praemium Imperiale prize in 2002 and the Jerusalem Prize in 2003, as well as the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize in 1999. More