Brooklyn Heights in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Arthur Miller
October 17, 1915 - February 10, 2005
62 Montague Street, Brooklyn
September 10, 2025
1. Arthur Miller Marker
Inscription.
Arthur Miller. October 17, 1915 - February 10, 2005. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller transformed post-World War II theater with explorations of social injustice, individual responsibility, and the American dream. For more than 70 years he created screenplays, fiction, essays, an autobiography and plays. His early Broadway hits , All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), A View from the Bridge (1955) , and later plays, After the Fall (1964) and The Price (1968), achieved critical success. His first play produced on Broadway, The Man Who Had All the Luck (1944), was begun at this address. In 1956, Miller refused to name names when he was subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities Committee. He was married to his college sweetheart Marry Slattery (1940-56); actress Marilyn Monroe (1956-61); and photographer Inge Morath (1962 to 2002).
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller transformed post-World War II theater with explorations of social injustice, individual responsibility, and the American dream. For more than 70 years he created screenplays, fiction, essays, an autobiography and plays. His early Broadway hits All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), A View from the Bridge (1955) and later plays, After the Fall (1964) and The Price (1968), achieved critical success. His first play produced on Broadway, The Man Who Had All the Luck (1944), was begun at this address. In 1956, Miller refused to name names when he was subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities Committee. He was married to his college sweetheart Marry Slattery (1940-56); actress Marilyn Monroe (1956-61); and photographer Inge Morath (1962 to 2002).
Erected by Historic Landmarks Preservation Center.
series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1956.
Location. 40° 41.727′ N, 73° 59.817′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Brooklyn Heights. It is on Montague Street just east of Montague Terrace, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 62 Montague St, Brooklyn NY 11201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, the Western Hemisphere, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 844 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on September 12, 2025, by Jack DePalma of Brooklyn,NY, New York. 2. submitted on September 12, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
