After the Fall (play) Monroe. In fact, the feelings of the protagonist, Quentin, are often believed to be Miller's own reflections about his failed marriage. For example, according to Sarah Bradford, in her biography "America's Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis", “Jackie, who had admired Arthur Miller enough to seat him at her table at the Malraux dinner, turned on him for his betrayal of Marilyn in his play "After the Fall", which opened in New York on January 23, 1964. For [Jackie Kennedy] loyalty was the ultimate test of character, and in portraying Marilyn as a self-destructive slut whom he had abandoned
The Seven Year Itch (play) American husband, married for seven years, fantasises about his adventurous past, and future, particularly with “the girl” who moves into his apartment block. The Seven Year Itch (play) The Seven Year Itch is a 1952 three-act play written by George Axelrod starring Tom Ewell and Vanessa Brown. The titular phrase, which refers to declining interest in a monogamous relationship after seven years of marriage, has been used by psychologists. The play was filmed in 1955 as "The Seven Year Itch", directed and co-written by Billy Wilder and starred Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell, reprising his Broadway role. The stage version