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Great stones they lay upon his chest until he plead aye or nay. They say he give them but two words. More weight, he says. And died.

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Arthur Miller
Age: 89 †
Born: 1915
Born: October 17
Died: 2005
Died: February 10
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Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Playwright
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Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
Arthur Asher Miller
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