I was saddened to hear of the death of Arthur Miller last night. He was without question one of America's premier playwrights and possibly the best of his generation. His numerous works including DEATH OF A SALESMAN, THE CRUCIBLE and VIEW FROM A BRIDGE will continue to be performed for generations. It seems that just about every American actor of a certain age wants a chance to portray Willy Loman on stage. It is probably a safe to say that you could probably find one of Miller's plays being presented at some college or regional theatre just about any month of the year here in the states or around the world.

I'm also going to do what every other obit I've seen has done and that's to mention that he is probably better known to many Americans as one of Marilyn Monroe's husbands than he is as a writer. In fact, it's probably real safe to say that the "entertainment" shows tonight will spend almost as much time talking about his short marriage to the tragic star as they do mentioning his decades long work in the theatre. It will be interesting to see which 'stars' the shows spotlight to talk about Miller. (It would be more interesting to see if they could get some of those same stars to name more than one Miller play off the top of their pointed little heads.)

Farewell to one of the great playwrights of the English language. I doubt that we will see many others who can produce half the masterpieces in their careers that he did during his.