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Death of a Salesman
About Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman is a 1949 play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. It was the recipient of the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. The play premiered on Broadway in February 1949 at the Morosco Theatre, running for 742 performances, and has been revived on Broadway four times, winning three Tony Awards for Best Revival. It is considered to be one of the greatest plays of the 20th century.Death of a Salesman first opened on February 10, 1949, and won great success. It was regarded as one of the finest dramas of American theatre. John Gassner said that “The ecstatic reception accorded Death of Salesman has been reverberating for some time wherever there is an ear for theatre, and it is undoubtedly the best American play since A Streetcar Named Desire.” The original play starred Lee J. Cob, Mildred Dunnock and Arthur Kennedy. It won the Tony Award for Best Play, Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Arthur Kennedy), Best Scenic Design (Jo Mielziner), Producer (Dramatic), Author (Arthur Miller), and Director (Elia Kazan), as well as the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play.
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Classic Clips: Arthur Miller (1986)
Mike Nichols Live in The Greene Space
Tony Award Acceptance Speech: Best Revival of a Play (2012)
Classic Clips: Brian Dennehy (2007)
Select Credits
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, Eugene O'Neill Theatre
1999 Tony Award Best Revival of a Play
1999 Tony Award Best Actor in Play Brian Dennehy
1999 Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Play Elizabeth Franz
1999 Tony Award Best Direction of a Play Robert Falls
1999 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Play
1999 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play Brian Dennehy
1999 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Kevin Anderson - , Broadhurst Theatre
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, Broadhurst Theatre
1984 Tony Award Best Reproduction
1984 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play Dustin Hoffman
1984 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play John Malkovich
1984 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival - , Circle in the Square Theatre
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, Morosco Theatre
1949 Tony Award Best Play
1949 Tony Award Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) Arthur Kennedy
1949 Tony Award Best Scenic Design Jo Mielziner
1949 Tony Award Producer (Dramatic) Kermit Bloomgarden and Walter Fried
1949 Tony Award Author Arthur Miller
1949 Tony Award Best Director Elia Kazan
1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1949 Theatre World Award Cameron Mitchell
