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Death of a Salesman is a 1949 stage play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. The play premiered on Broadway in February 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. The play was selected as one of the best plays of 1948–1949, with an excerpted version published in The Burns Mantle Best Plays of 1948–1949.
William "Willy" Loman is a fictional character and the protagonist of Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman, which debuted on Broadway with Lee J. Cobb playing Loman at the Morosco Theatre on February 10, 1949. Loman is a 63-year-old travelling salesman from Brooklyn with 34 years of experience with the same company who endures a pay cut and a firing during the play. He has difficulty dealing with his current state and has created a fantasy world to cope with his situation. This does not keep him from multiple suicide attempts.
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- ↑ "Khris Davis", Cheyney University, February 2, 2023. Accessed May 7, 2023. "Originally from Camden, NJ, he attended the Creative Arts High School in Camden."
- ↑ "Alumni Khris Davis Shines On Broadway", Cheyney University, February 2, 2023. Accessed May 7, 2023. "Khris Davis, a 2009 cum laude graduate who earned a B.A. in theatre arts, recently held a role in the adaptation of the 1949 play that broke new ground and told the story of Willy, played by actor Wendell Pierce, and Linda Loman from the perspective of an African American family. Davis played the role of Biff Loman, one of the sons of the dutifully married couple."
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- 1 2 N’Duka, Amanda (May 27, 2021). "Khris Davis To Play George Foreman In The Sony Biopic From Director George Tillman Jr". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 5, 2021). "Sony Dates TriStar Viola Davis Pic 'The Woman King'; Moves Affirm's George Foreman Biopic To 2023". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ↑ Evans, Greg (May 9, 2022). "Wendell Pierce & Sharon D Clarke Heading To Broadway In 'Death Of A Salesman'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
