Willy Loman In the play, Loman reveals his past in scenes from his memory that the audience is challenged to judge for accuracy. Loman had succeeded in large part due to popularity, which is a value he attempted to instill in his sons. Although the play was performed earlier in Philadelphia, the February 10, 1949 Broadway opening is considered the debut and on February 11, Brooks Atkinson of "The New York Times" said the following: "Mr. Cobb's tragic portrait of the defeated salesman is acting of the first rank. Although it is familiar and folksy in the details, it has something of
Willy Roper him go." Willy Roper Willy Roper is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera "EastEnders", played by Michael Tudor Barnes. The character appears on-screen in episodes originally broadcast between 1 June 1995 to 20 June 1996. Villainous Willy was dubbed "Wicked Willy" by the British press after the storyline in which he frames Arthur Fowler (Bill Treacher) for embezzlement, leading to his wrongful imprisonment. The truth is eventually uncovered by Arthur's wife Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard), though it is too late for Arthur as he dies shortly after his release due to a head injury he sustained in a