The American Clock - Arthur Miller > Reviews (1)

This play is from the a prominent figure in American theatre and cinema for over 61 years, writing a wide variety of dramas, including celebrated plays such as The Crucible, All My Sons, and Death of a Salesman, which are studied and performed worldwide "THE ARTHUR MILLER".
Because of the effects of the Great Depression on his family,due to his fathers bussiness loss he worked in a number of menial jobs to pay for his tuition. He continued working in Ann Arbor to supplement his income.Finally he secured a place at the University of Michigan,he married his college sweetheart, Mary Slattery, On August 5, 1940.Gives u an experience by which u tend read once again this..
The play is about 1930s America during The Great Depression. It is based in part on Studs Terkel's Hard Times. It is a work of the 1970s, and made its world premier at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in 1984.