Death of a Salesman (1985 film) Death of a Salesman (1985 film) Death of a Salesman is a 1985 American made-for-television film adaptation of the 1949 play of the same name by Arthur Miller, directed by Volker Schlöndorff, starring Dustin Hoffman, Kate Reid, John Malkovich, Stephen Lang and Charles Durning. The film follows the script of the 1949 play almost exactly and originally premiered on CBS on August 16, 1985. The film earned 10 Emmy nominations at the 38th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony and four Golden Globe nominations at the 43rd Golden Globe Awards ceremony, winning three and one, respectively. Willy Loman returns home exhausted after
Harry S. Miller Eccentric Character and Comedy Sketch", a two-man play. Miller married his wife Levina and moved to Tyrone, Pennsylvania, where they gave birth to their daughter, Gladys Lucille, in 1905. Most of his music was published by Edward Taylor Paull (and the E.T. Paull Co.), a New England publisher at the time, who also composed "He's Goin' to Hab a Hot Time Bye an' Bye" for Miller. The date of Miller's death is unknown, but he was apparently still alive in 1908. Many of his songs have been lost, along with their date of publication, including: Harry S. Miller Harry S.