Published February 11, 2005
“He said he stopped writing for the Daily because he didn’t like sticking to the facts. He much preferred making things up. The rest, you know, is history.”
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— Enoch Brater,
Theater and English professor who interviewed Miller numerous times and is working on an upcoming book on the famous playwright.
“To tell the truth on the American stage. It turned out to be on a universal stage.”
— University alum and CBS News correspondent Mike Wallace about the motivations that drove Miller’s work as a playwright.
“Everybody who has acted in the arts at the University of Michigan is aware of the legacies of Arthur Miller and wonders who will be the next Arthur Miller. It reflects well on our tradition of being both socially conscious and artistically active.”
— RC junior Ryan Bates, who has participated in activist theater groups on campus, such as Acting Out and is currently working on The Laramie Project which explores the motivations and ramifications of the Matthew Shepard murder.
“Arthur miller was a longtime friend with whom I had a wonderful association. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.”
— Former President Gerald Ford, who graduated from the University in 1935.
