Arthur Miller the murder, postulating that part of the reason Miller took such an active interest (including supporting Reilly's defense and using his own celebrity to bring attention to Reilly's plight) was because he had felt similarly persecuted in his run-ins with the HUAC. He sympathized with Reilly, whom he firmly believed to be innocent and to have been railroaded by the Connecticut State Police and the Attorney General who had initially prosecuted the case. In 1964 "After the Fall" was produced, and is said to be a deeply personal view of Miller's experiences during his marriage to Monroe. The play reunited
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