I. Arthur Miller and Death of a Salesman1.1 Arthur Miller,One of the Greatest American Playwrights of theTwentieth CenturyArthur Miller was one of the most preeminent playwrights of thetwentieth century and one of America’s most distinguished men of letters. I. Arthur Miller and Death of a Salesman 1.1 Arthur Miller, One of the Greatest American Playwrights of the Twentieth Century Arthur Miller was one of the most preeminent playwrights of thetwentieth century and one of America’s most distinguished men of letters.