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New Miller Tapes Reveal Monroe Marriage, Crucible Origins

5/7/2026

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Christopher Bigsby released The Arthur Miller Tapes Thursday via Cambridge Press after transcribing 30 years of recordings.
Arthur Miller reported his marriage to Marilyn Monroe ended before 1962 death, they wed in 1956, she miscarried, and doctors were called after she swallowed a dose.
Arthur Miller linked the 1949 Death of a Salesman success to his marriage’s collapse and said McCarthy-era fear of naming communists inspired The Crucible.

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Christopher Bigsby released The Arthur Miller Tapes Thursday via Cambridge Press after transcribing 30 years of recordings.
Arthur Miller reported his marriage to Marilyn Monroe ended before 1962 death, they wed in 1956, she miscarried, and doctors were called after she swallowed a dose.
Arthur Miller linked the 1949 Death of a Salesman success to his marriage’s collapse and said McCarthy-era fear of naming communists inspired The Crucible.