ARTHUR MILLER (1947-77) Photo archive

Arthur Miller. 1947-77. Set of 27 vintage original variously-sized black-and-white glossy silver gelatin photos. Most have date and publication ink stamps, attached paper blurbs and clippings on verso. Publication used, overall near fine.

Arthur Miller (1915-2005) was an iconic 20th-century American playwright renowned for his realistic dramas that critiqued the American Dream and explored the moral struggles of ordinary people. He is universally famous for authoring stage classics like Death of a Salesman, The Crucible and All My Sons.

Beyond his plays, Miller was a prominent public figure. He famously married screen icon Marilyn Monroe in 1956 and later wrote the screenplay for her final completed film, The Misfits (1961). Also, in 1956, he bravely refused to name alleged communist sympathizers to the House Un-American Activities Committee, risking a prison sentence for contempt. After divorcing Monroe in 1961, Miller married Austrian-born Magnum photographer Inge Morath in 1962. They collaborated on several photo-journalistic books and remained married until her death in 2002.

In his later life, Miller remained prolific, transitioning into a revered public intellectual and activist. He published his celebrated autobiography Timebends in 1987, saw a major career resurgence with 1990s plays like Broken Glass, and actively worked on screenplays and essays until his death in 2005. (Wikipedia)

Amongst the photos in the archive are: twelve portraits of Miller between 1947 and 1977; with Karen Morley and Howard Da Silva for the 1946 play You’re Next; at a rehearsal for The Crucible, 1953; with Van Heflin on A View from the Bridge, 1955, as well as with Mary Ure in 1956; with Clark Gable on location for The Misfits; on location set of film version of A View from the Bridge in 1961; attending court in Germany in 1964; with Melina Mercouri at a 1968 Tony Awards party; with Dustin Hoffman for a revival of Death of a Salesman; with George C. Scott in 1976; and with wife Ingeborg Morath in 1962 and 1964.