Growing up in Philadelphia, I had from childhood heard the story about the pre-Broadway opening of “Death of a Salesman” in 1949. A hushed silence filled the Locust Street Theatre as the curtain fell.

In the first biography of illustrious American playwright Arthur Miller since his death at age 89, University of Michigan theater professor Brater offers a concise study that, undivided by chapters ...

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Joan Copeland, the younger sister of legendary playwright Arthur Miller whose decades-long Broadway career included performances in two of her brother’s plays, died Tuesday at age 99. The actress, ...

ARTHUR MILLER: His Life and Work. By Martin Gottfried. Da Capo, $30; 480 pp. WHO could deny that Arthur Miller is one of America's greatest playwrights? That Death of a Salesman, Miller's masterpiece, ...

In HBO documentary 'Arthur Miller: Writer,' acclaimed indie filmmaker Rebecca Miller has crafted a highly personal portrait of her father, master playwright Arthur Miller. By Stephen Farber Rebecca ...

Joan Copeland, an actress whose Broadway career began in the 1940s and would include acclaimed performances in a 1976 revival of "Pal Joey" and in the 1980 premiere of "The America Clock," written by ...

Copeland was a Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning actress born and raised in New York City Joan Copeland, the younger sister of legendary playwright Arthur Miller who appeared on both the stage and ...

Marilyn Monroe's onetime sister-in-law appeared onstage in 'Detective Story' and 'Pal Joey' and on daytime serials like 'Love of Life' and 'Search for Tomorrow.' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Copeland ...