Willy Loman clings to the belief that he is a success as a salesman, that he is a beloved family man, that he is well-liked; but, as he grows older, he is forced to contemplate the unpleasant reality of his existence.
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Willy Loman clings to the belief that he is a success as a salesman, that he is a beloved family man, that he is well-liked; but, as he grows older, he is forced to contemplate the unpleasant reality of his existence.
| Cast overview: | |||
 | Warren Mitchell | - | Willy Loman |
 | Rosemary Harris | - | Linda |
 | Iain Glen | - | Biff |
 | Owen Teale | - | Happy |
 | Juliet Aubrey | - | Miss Forsythe |
 | Pam Ferris | - | Woman |
 | James Grout | - | Charley |
 | Ian Hogg | - | Ben |
 | Matthew Marsh | - | Howard |
In his autobiography "Timebends", Arthur Miller speculates that his unconscious mind picked the name "Loman" for Willy Loman, the protagonist of his play "Death of a Salesman", based on his conscious experience of being thrilled by Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1933), which featured a character named "Inspector Lohmann".
The original Broadway production of "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller opened at the Morosco Theater on February 10, 1949, ran for 742 performances and won the 1949 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Play. "Death of a Salesman" won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1949.