Tag Archives: Arthur Miller

R.I.P. Arthur Miller

Posted on February 11, 2005 by sheila

A long obituary in The New York Times – it looks back over Miller’s extraordinary career. His later plays are, indeed, didactic (he always had a bit of the autodidact about him) – and the plays at the end of … Continue reading →

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Arthur Miller’s After the Fall

Posted on February 11, 2005 by sheila

In October of 2003, a mentor of mine died. His name was Jack Temchin. Jack Temchin was instrumental in helping me realize the potential in my thesis project for grad school – which was Arthur Miller’s After the Fall. It’s … Continue reading →

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Lee J. Cobb: “Like a giant moving the Rocky Mountains into position…”

Posted on February 11, 2005 by sheila

I read Arthur Miller’s autobiography Timebends: A Life voraciously during my thesis acting project in graduate school. My project was a couple of different scenes from Miller’s play about his marriage to Marilyn Monroe: After the Fall. His passages about … Continue reading →

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Lee J. Cobb: “Like a giant moving the Rocky Mountains into position…”

Posted on January 27, 2004 by sheila

Occasionally, if I need inspiration, if I need help sticking with my dreams, my plans … I take out Arthur Miller’s autobiography: Timebends. I read it voraciously during my thesis acting project in graduate school – My project was a … Continue reading →

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