Why Marilyn Monroe fans hate Arthur Miller
The other day, I was watching a YouTube video of a press conference with Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller just before they got married. Marilyn looked happy and affectionate toward Miller, smiling at him and even hugging him. In contrast, Miller appeared very serious and barely acknowledged her, not even meeting her gaze. I checked the video comments, and almost all of them were attacks from Marilyn’s fans directed at Miller. That got me thinking: why do Marilyn’s fans harbor such disdain for Miller? Well, there are actually several reasons that help explain this widespread disapproval. Let’s start at the beginning: Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller first met in 1951 on the set of As Young as You Feel , but they didn’t begin a romantic relationship until 1955, after Marilyn’s divorce from Joe DiMaggio. Miller was a controversial figure during the McCarthy era, having had a Marxist past in the 1930s and 1940s. Several of his works were critical of capitalism, and he was now also ope...