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Remembering Arthur Miller and His Son Danny

Original: The Arthur Miller Transistor Radio Arthur Miller's great demand was that attention be paid. His son Danny waited ten min

A new personal essay recounts the playwright Arthur Miller's complicated relationship with his son Daniel, who was born with Down syndrome and spent decades living in an institution while Miller demanded that the world 'pay attention' through works like 'Death of a Salesman'. The writer, who worked as Arthur Kopit's assistant in 1990, reflects on the irony of Miller's public advocacy for attention versus the years his son waited for the same from his father.

Why now: The essay revisits a painful, lesser-known chapter of Arthur Miller's family life, prompting fresh debate about his legacy.

Arthur MillerDaniel MillerArthur KopitColumbia University

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• The Arthur Miller Transistor Radio Arthur Miller's great demand was that attention be paid. His son Danny waited ten minutes away for nearly forty years for the same grace. In the winter of 1990 I was Arthur Kopit's assistant through my Columbia MFA internship. I had helped him… · boles@bolesblogs.com

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