Drama - Social and Historical Context Arthur Miller was born to a Jewish family in New York in 1915. His grandparents had come to America from Poland. ... Between his years as a journalist and making his name as a writer, Miller worked in the Brooklyn shipyards for two years, where he befriended the Italians he worked alongside. ... It was originally a one-act play, but Miller re-worked it into a two-act play the following year. ...

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(Swingin" at the Savoy, Norma Miller) Dances of that time were the Waltz and Polka, that aloud close-than-usual spacing between partners, which at this time was condemned because of behavior. ... Amongst their students was the great Arthur Murray, whom in 1920 marked dance lessons thought the mail making them affordable and standardizing the dance steps. ... The original couples were Norma Miller, who documented her experience in her book "Swingin" at the Savoy," and her partner Billy Ricker, Willamae and Shookie Beasley, and Lucille Middleton and Leon "King of Swing" James. ... (http://www.s...

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