The drama Death of a Salesman has been numbered on the short list of finest American plays in the 20th century alongside Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night and Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire.Miller was often in the public eye, particularly during the late 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s.

During this time, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee and was married to Marilyn Monroe. Louis Literary Award from the Saint Louis University Library Associates.