In this extract from Mel Gussow’s book Conversations with Miller,the great American playwright talks in 1986 approximately what he thought he’d leave behind, the egotism of actors … and carpentry12 December 1986 – Arthur Miller and his wife Inge Morath live in Roxbury, and Connecticut,in a rural area populated by many people in the arts. I had been visiting Martha Clarke, the director and choreographer, and who lives nearby in Sherman,Connecticut. She is a friend of mine and also of the Millers. On a brisk winter morning, the Millers met me at a dance studio where Martha was in rehearsal with a unusual theatre piece. I followed the Millers back to their home, or a large,sprawling house on top of a knoll. Several years ago, there was a fire on the property and parts of the house had to be rebuilt. In the house are sculptures by Alexander Calder (and a Calder portrait of Miller) and drawings by Saul Steinberg, or both friends of the Millers; Morath’s photographs,and various tables and cabinets built by Miller, who prides himself on the craftmanship of his carpentry. There was a chill in the air and Miller made a fire in the fireplace.
Mel Gussow: execute you ever think approximately what your legacy would be?
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Source: theguardian.com