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BROADWAY PLAY PREMIERED ON THIS DAY

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Death of a Salesman is a 1949 stage play written by the
American
playwright Arthur Miller. The play premiered
on
Broadway in February 10, 1949, running for 742
performances. It is a two-act
tragedy set in late 1940s
Brooklyn told through a montage of memories, dreams,
and arguments of the protagonist
Willy Loman, a travelling
salesman
who is despondent with his life and appears to
be slipping into
senility. The play addresses a variety of
themes, such as the
American Dream, the anatomy of truth,
and infidelity. It won the 1949
Pulitzer Prize for Drama and
Tony Award for Best Play. It is considered by some critics
to be one of the greatest plays of the 20th century.


Arthur Asher Miller
(October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005)

‘Death of a Salesman’ Arrives on Broadway Right on Time - The New York Times
Lee J. Cobb and Mildred Dunnock in the 1949
Tony Award-winning production of "Death of
a Salesman."

Photos From Death of a Salesman, One of the First Tony Winners | Time.com

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IT WAS BRANDO ON BROADWAY IN 1947

A Streetcar Named Desire | Streetcar named desire, Tennessee williams, Broadway playbills

On December 3, 1947, Marlon Brando’s famous cry of “STELLA!”
first booms across a Broadway stage, electrifying the audience
at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre during the first-ever performance
of Tennessee Williams’ play A Streetcar Named Desire.

A Streetcar Named Desire is one of the most critically acclaimed
plays of the twentieth century and Williams’s most popular work. 

The 23-year-old Brando played the rough, working-class Polish-
American Stanley Kowalski, and his violent clash with Blanche
DuBois (played on Broadway by
Jessica Tandy),

Jessica Tandy with Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire,1947 | Jessica tandy, Marlon brando ...
Jessica Tandy with Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named
Desire.

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Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter and Marlon Brando.

'A Streetcar Named Desire:' Final Scene     
From Act Three, Scene Five.

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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ED DANAHUE

RECAPPING PAST WORLD NEWS | PDX RETRO

On March 24, 1958, Elvis Presley was inducted into the United States Army (23 Photographs ...

March 24 1958 Elvis Presley Inducted Into Army | Craig Hill

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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SANDY KOZEL

The Odd Couple on Broadway — with Walter Matthau and Art Carney, 1965. | Odd couples, Playbill ...

10 Great Films That Bring The Beauty Of The Stage To The Screen
Walter Matthau, left,  and Art Carney on Broadway in Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple.

Neil Simon Broadway play The Odd Couple debuted in 1965
and starred
Walter Matthau (who would go to play the same
role in the film) and Art Carney as Felix Ungar. Matthau won
a Tony award for
his portrayal, one of a slew of accolades
the play received.

The odd couple [1965], original cast. - NYPL Digital Collections

25 of History's Oddest Couples

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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The Path to Power by Robert A. Caro

LBJ died on his Hill Country Ranch in January 1973.

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Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973)

Johnson served as the 36th president of the United States
from 1963 to 1969.

He holds the distinction of being one of the few presidents
who served in all elected offices at the federal level.

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