MILLER, Arthur.

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After the Fall. Rehearsal script, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Gerald Kean, with my best wishes, Arthur Miller Dec 12/68". The text is noted on the title page as the "acting version, as performed by The Lincoln Center Repertory Company", and differs from that first published in 1964 by The Viking Press.This was Miller's first full-length play since A View from the Bridge (1958), and was commissioned for the opening production of the Lincoln Center Repertory Company. It premiered on 23 January 1964 and ran for 208 performances. The play achieved notoriety for presenting on stage Miller's experiences during his marriage to Marilyn Monroe, his despair at the failure of their marriage, and then the eager pursuit of a relationship with the photographer Inge Morath.Gerald Kean (1915-2002) was an influential figure in radio and television. His media career started in the Office of War Information during the Second World War. In the 1950s he worked with Himan Brown (1910-2010), the American producer, as a radio script writer for Brown's "CBS Radio Mystery Theater". He was also active in the transition of drama from radio to television n the 1960s.The script comprises a title page (annotated "#2"), a listing of characters, the script of Act 1 (70 pages), and Act 2 (61 pages). There are a few scattered examples of pencil underlining.

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