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American playwright whose works include Death of a Salesman (1949), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize, and The Crucible (1953).  (click for a larger image) Arthur Millerphotographed c. 2001 |
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n. 1. One who works in, operates, or owns a mill, especially a grain mill. 2. A milling machine. 3. Any of various moths whose wings and bodies have a powdery appearance. |
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American religious leader who preached that Christ's Second Coming would take place in 1843. Miller's followers later organized the Advent Christian Church (1860). |
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American poet whose work is based on his adventures in the West. His collections include Specimens (1868) and Joaquin et al. (1869). |
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American writer whose novels Tropic of Cancer (1934) and Tropic of Capricorn (1939) were banned in the United States because of their sexual content. |
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American bandleader and composer whose orchestra was one of the most popular groups of the big-band era. |
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