Death of a Salesman while Linda laments her husband's decision just before her final payment on the house. "Death of a Salesman" uses flashbacks to present Willy's memory during the reality. The illusion not only “suggests the past, but also presents the lost pastoral life.” Willy has dreamed of success his whole life and makes up lies about his and Biff's success. The more he indulges in the illusion, the harder it is for him to face reality. Biff is the only one who realizes that the whole family lived in the lies and tries to face the truth. Willy Loman dreams of being
Robert F. Simon Studio, through which he became an understudy to Lee J. Cobb for the lead in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman". Simon had two daughters, Barbara Ann Simon Callet (born 1941) and Susan Simon Thompson, and two sons, Robert Louis Simon (born 1950) and James A. Simon (born 1951). Simon's webpage does not include the name of his spouse(s). Simon appeared on Broadway in Clifford Odets's play, "Clash by Night". In 1949, he succeeded Lee J. Cobb as Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman". His first film appearances were as Inspector Foley in "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (1950) and