Death of a Salesman (1966 U.S. film)

Death of a Salesman
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Genre	Drama
Screenplay by	Arthur Miller
Story by	Arthur Miller (playwright)
Directed by	Alex Segal
Starring	Lee J. Cobb Mildred Dunnock James Farentino George Segal
Music by	Robert Drasnin
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Daniel Melnick David Susskind Marvin J. Chomsky (associate producer)
Running time	100 minutes
Production company(s)	CBS
Distributor	CBS
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	May 8, 1966 (1966-05-08)

Death of a Salesman is a 1966 American made-for-television film adaptation of the play of the same name by Arthur Miller. It was directed by Alex Segal and adapted for television by Miller. It received numerous nominations for awards, and won several of them, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, a Directors Guild of America Award and a Peabody Award. It was nominated in a total of 11 Emmy categories at the 19th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1967. Lee J. Cobb reprised his role as Willy Loman and Mildred Dunnock reprised her role as Linda Loman from the original 1949 stage production.

Playbill markets this version of the play as an "abbreviated" one.^[1] Although the performance is abridged, it was adapted for television by Miller himself, meaning that not much substance was lost in the changes.^[2] The production was filmed after several weeks of rehearsals.^[3]

It was a 1966 CBS television adaptation,^[4] which included Gene Wilder, James Farentino, Bernie Kopell and George Segal. Cobb was nominated for an Emmy Award for the performance. Mildred Dunnock, who had co-starred in both the original stage version and the 1951 film version, again repeated her role as Linda, Willy's devoted wife, and earned an Emmy nomination. In addition to being Emmy-nominated, Cobb and Dunnock were Grammy Award-nominated at the 9th Grammy Awards in 1967 in the category of Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording. This movie is one of several adaptations of the play and was contemporaneous with a May 1966 BBC version starring Rod Steiger and produced by Alan Cooke.^[5]^[6]

The production marked the acclaimed reunion of the leading actor and actress from the original 1949 broadway cast.^[1]^[2] The performance also marks a strong dramatic turn for George Segal who is known for his comic work, while a young Gene Wilder presents a comic but sensitive performance as Bernard.^[2]

Cast

Main Cast

Lee J. Cobb as Willy Loman
Mildred Dunnock as Linda Loman
James Farentino as Happy Loman
George Segal as Biff Loman
Gene Wilder as Bernard

Supporting Cast

Edward Andrews as Charley
Albert Dekker as Uncle Ben
Marge Redmond as Woman in Hotel
Bernie Kopell as Howard Wagner
June Foray as Jenny
Stanley Adams as Stanley
Marc Fiorini as Stanley
Joan Patrick as Miss Forsythe
Karen Steele as Letta

Reception

In general, critics spoke well of the Xerox-sponsored CBS adaptation^[7]^[8] The day after it aired Jack Gould praised it in The New York Times with a column that began "An evening of exalted theater came to television last night in a revelation of Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman' that will stand as the supreme understanding of the tragedy of Willy Loman."^[9] Joan Crosby of The Pittsburgh Press praised all members of the Loman family for their performances and described the performance as "An evening of high drama, not to be missed".^[10] United Press International critic Rick Du Brow noted that the first television adaptation earned a place in history: "it promptly took its place among the most unforgettable productions in the history of the video medium."^[11] Du Brow praise Cobb's performance as great, Dunnock as a "bastion of strength decency and human understanding," Segal as "superb" and Farentino as "outstanding".^[11] Associated Press correspondent Cynthia Lowry described the show as a powerful depiction of "tense, sometimes painful drama" told mostly by flashbacks from happier times.^[12] Lowry described Cobb's distraught performance as "overwhelming", Dunnock's portrayal of the "loving, patient and blindly loyal wife" equally powerful and the performances of both sons as sensitive.^[12]

Segal won Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Television Film and the Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama at the 19th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1967. Producers Susskind and Melnick also won the Emmy for Outstanding Dramatic Program. Meanwhile, Miller won the Emmy for Special Classifications of Individual Achievements as the adaptor. Cobb and Dunnock were Emmy-nominated for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama and Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama, respectively.

The production earned two Emmy nominations in Individual Achievements in Art Direction and Allied Crafts classifications and four in Individual Achievements in Electronic Production classifications. Du Brow noted that the camera work made the transitions between Willy's temporal wanderings smooth and that the color use was also essential to the mood of the scenes.^[11]

Awards

1966 Directors Guild of America Award^[13]

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television

Alex Segal Won

James B. Clark (associate director) (plaque)

1967 (19th) Emmy Awards^[14]

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama

Alex Segal Won

Outstanding Dramatic Program

David Susskind (producer) Won

Daniel Melnick (producer) Won

Special Classifications of Individual Achievements

Arthur Miller (adapter) Won

Individual Achievements in Art Direction and Allied Crafts - Art Direction

Tom H. John (art director)

Individual Achievements in Art Direction and Allied Crafts - Art Direction

Earl Carlson (set decorator)

Individual Achievements in Electronic Production - Electronic Cameramen

Fred Gough (cameraman)

Robert Dunn (cameraman)

Jack Jennings (cameraman)

Richard Nelson (cameraman)

Gorm Erickson (cameraman)

Individual Achievements in Electronic Production - Lighting Directors

Leard Davis (lighting director)

Individual Achievements in Electronic Production - Technical Directors

A.J. Cunningham (technical director)

Individual Achievements in Electronic Production - Video Tape Editing

James E. Brady (video tape editor)

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama

Lee J. Cobb

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama

Mildred Dunnock

1966 Peabody Awards^[15]

Personal Award

Tom H. John Won - (Also for Color Me Barbra and The Strolin' Twenties)

1967 (9th) Grammy Awards^[16]

Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording

Lee J. Cobb

Mildred Dunnock

References

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1 2 3 "Death of a Salesman (1966)". Amazon.com. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
↑ Lowry, Cynthia. "'Death of a Salesman' makes Sunday a Night to Anticipate". The Victoria Advocate. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
↑ Drew, Michael H. (December 4, 1966). "TV Tackles Tennessee". Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
↑ Baxter, Brian (July 10, 2002). "Rod Steiger". The Guardian. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
↑ "Death of a Salesman". AbeBooks Inc. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
↑ Du Brow, Rick (December 9, 1966). "Television in Review". The Washington Reporter. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
↑ Drew, Michael H. (December 4, 1966). "TV Tackles Tennessee". The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
↑ Gould, Jack (May 9, 1966). "TV: 'Death of a Salesman'; New Interpretation Tops Stage Version-- Miss Dunnock and Cobb Repeat Roles". The New York Times. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
↑ Crosby, Joan (April 2, 1967). "Television Scout: Cobb Soars as 'Salesman' in Miller Drama". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
1 2 3 Du Brow, Rick (May 9, 1966). "'Death of a Salesman' is Great TV Hit As Expected". Williamson Daily News. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
1 2 Lowry, Cynthia (May 8, 1966). "TV Adapts 'Death of a Salesman'". The Miami News. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
↑ "19th Annual DGA Awards". DGA.org. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
↑ "Death of a Salesman". Emmys.com. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
↑ "Winners 1960's". Peabody.UGA.edu. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
↑ "Grammy Awards 1967". Awardsandshows.com. Retrieved September 28, 2012.

External links

Death of a Salesman at the Internet Movie Database
Death of a Salesman at AllMovie
Death of a Salesman at Rotten Tomatoes

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman (1949)

Characters	Willy Loman Linda Loman Biff Loman Happy Loman

Film and TV	Death of a Salesman (1951) Death of a Salesman (1966, CBS) Death of a Salesman (1966, BBC TV drama) Death of a Salesman (1985) Death of a Salesman (1996) Death of a Salesman (2000)

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Paul Bogart for "Shadow Game" (1970)
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