  all my sons is a 1947 play by arthur miller. the play was twice adapted for film; in 1948, and again in 1987. the play opened on broadway at the coronet theatre in new york city on january 29, 1947, closed on november 8, 1947 and ran for 328 performances. it was directed by elia kazan (to whom it is dedicated) and won the new york drama critics' circle award, beating eugene oâneillâs the iceman cometh. it starred ed begley, beth miller, arthur kennedy, and karl malden and won both the tony award for best author and the tony award for best direction of a play. the play is also known for being the inspiration for the name of the band twenty one pilots. ==background== miller wrote all my sons after his first play the man who had all the luck failed on broadway, lasting only four performances. miller wrote all my sons as a final attempt at writing a commercially successful play; he vowed to "find some other line of work" if the play did not find an audience. all my sons is based upon a true story, which arthur miller's then mother-in-law pointed out in an ohio newspaper.meyers, jeffrey, the genius and the goddess: arthur miller and marilyn monroe, university of illinois press, isbn 9780252035449 (2009), pp. 92â93 the news story described how in 1941â43 the wright aeronautical corporation based in ohio had conspired with army inspection officers to approve defective aircraft engines destined for military use.clausen, henry c., and lee, bruce, pearl harbor: final judgment, da capo press, isbn 0306810352 (2001), pp. 56â58 the story of defective engines had reached investigators working for sen. harry truman's congressional investigative board after several wright aircraft assembly workers informed on the company; they would later testify under oath before congress. in 1944, three army air force officers, lt. col. frank c. greulich,
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