Famed playwright Arthur Miller dies at 89

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Miller died Thursday night of heart failure surrounded by family members and his girlfriend at his home in Roxbury, Conn., his assistant, Julia Bolus, said today. The Pulitzer Prize winner reportedly had been struggling with ill health in recent months. A friend told Newsday on Jan. 11 that Miller had been suffering from "a touch of pneumonia and chemo treatments for some form of cancer."

Miller's masterpieces included "A View from the Bridge," "Death of a Saleseman," "The Crucible," and Marilyn Monroe.