Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman is a play by Arthur Miller. It tells the story of Willy Loman, a traveling salesman, who is losing his job, has lost the love of his sons, and has discovered that he has never known his wife.
The play has been made into several movie and televison versions:
- 1951 - starring Fredric March, Mildred Dunnock, Kevin McCarthy and Cameron Mitchell. It was adapted by Stanley Roberts and directed by László Benedek. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Fredric March), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Kevin McCarthy), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Mildred Dunnock), Best Cinematography, Black-and-White and Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture.
- 1966 - a television production starring Lee J. Cobb, Mildred Dunnock, James Farentino and George Segal. It was directed by Alex Segal.
- 1985 - a television production starring Dustin Hoffman, Kate Reid, John Malkovich, Stephen Lang and Charles Durning. It was directed by Volker Schlöndorff.