[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 216 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                           May 3, 2005.
Whereas Arthur Miller was considered a legend during the vaunted period known as 
        Broadway's Golden Age, earning him a celebrity status that few 
        playwrights would ever realize;
Whereas, as noted upon his death by The Michigan Daily, the student newspaper 
        where Arthur Miller honed his writing, Miller was twice denied admission 
        to the University of Michigan, and gained admittance only after 
        appealing directly to the Dean;
Whereas in 1949, at the age of 33, with his play ``The Death of a Salesman'', 
        Arthur Miller seized all major drama awards for the year--the Pulitzer 
        Prize, the Tony, and the New York Drama Critics Award;
Whereas Arthur Miller's plays, books, essays, and articles touched the moral 
        fabric of a nation;
Whereas, according to Robert Falls, Artistic Director of Chicago's Goodman 
        Theatre, ``Probably not a day goes by that, somewhere in the world, one 
        of Miller's plays isn't being performed.'';
Whereas during his extraordinary life and career, Arthur Miller tapped a social 
        conscience that will see his work live as long as there is an American 
        Theatre;
Whereas his courageous response to the McCarthy era witch-hunts of the 1950's 
        was ``The Crucible'', where his carefully tailored character John 
        Proctor refused to name names and ultimately died for his convictions;
Whereas Arthur Miller's success did not come easy and was born of hard work and 
        an uncanny ability to translate the human condition on to the American 
        stage; and
Whereas Arthur Miller's first plays were written at the University of Michigan 
        and earned him two Avery Hopwood awards which enabled him to complete 
        his education, that same University now prepares to honor his memory 
        with the Arthur Miller Theatre: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the extraordinary contributions to American 
        literature and American theatre of Arthur Miller;
            (2) honors Arthur Miller as a great American and pioneer in the 
        annals of American history; and
            (3) commends the University of Michigan for its commitment to build 
        the Arthur Miller Theatre, a fitting monument to one of its most 
        distinguished alumnus.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.