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I know that my works are a credit to this nation and I dare say they will endure longer than the McCarran Act.

Arthur Miller

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Arthur Miller
Age: 89 †
Born: 1915
Born: October 17
Died: 2005
Died: February 10
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New York City
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Arthur Asher Miller
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