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Arthur Asher Miller is born in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.
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His first play, Honors at Dawn, is produced at the University of Michigan and earns him the Avery Hopwood Award.
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Miller graduates from the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in English.
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He marries his college sweetheart, Mary Slattery.
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His first Broadway production, The Man Who Had All the Luck, opens at the Forrest Theatre. It closes after only 4 performances.
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All My Sons opoens at the Coronet Theatre on Broadway, earning Miller his first Tony Award.
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Death of a Salesman opens at the Morosco Theatre on Broadway, under the direction of Elia Kazan. The play is hailed as a masterpiece of the modern theatre and earns Miller a Pulitzer Prize. The production also wins six Tony Awards.
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An Enemy of the People, adapted from a play by Henrik Ibsen, opens at the Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway. It closes after only 36 performances.
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The Crucible opens at the Martin Beck Theatre on Broadway, earning Miller another Tony Award for Best Play
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These two plays open at the Coronet Theatre on Broadway
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Miller is called before HUAC (the House Un-American Activities Committee) for attending communist meetings with director Elia Kazan.
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Arthur Miller marries Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe.
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Miller is found guilty of contempt of Congress for refusing to name names to HUAC as they pursue their anti-communist witch hunt.
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His conviction is reversed by the U.S. Court of Appeals.
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The Misfits, a film Miller wrote for Marilyn Monroe as their marriage was collapsing, is released in theaters. The film, directed by John Huston, also features Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift.
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Arthur Miller marries Austrian photographer Inge Morath.
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After the Fall opens at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre.
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Incident at Vichy opens at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre.
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The Price opens at the Morosco Theatre on Broadway, earning Miller another Tony Award for Best Play.
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The Creation of the World and Other Business opens at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway.
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The American Clock opens at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway.
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A made-for-tv version of Death of a Salesman starring Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich earns 10 Emmy nominations and takes home 3 awards
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Miller publishes his autobiography, Timebends
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Broken Glass opens at the Booth theatre on Broadway, earning Miller another Tony Award for best play.
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A Critically-acclaimed film adaptation of The Crucible is released starring Winona ryder and Daniel Day-Lewis.
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Miller's daughter Rebecca marries Daniel Day-Lewis who starred in the film adaptation of The Crucible.
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The Ride Down Mt. Morgan opens at the Ambassador Theatre on Broadway, earning Miller another Tony Award for Best Play.
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Miller's wife, Inge Morath, dies at age 78
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He is awarded Spain's Principe de Asturias Prize for Literature as "the undisputed master of modern drama".
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His last play, Finishing the Picture, premieres at Chicago's Goodman Theatre; it is said to be based on the problematic 1961 production of The misfits which he wrote for Monroe just as their marriage was falling apart.
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Miller announces he is planning to marry 34-year-old artist Agnes Barley.
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Arthur miller dies of congestive heart failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut.
