<P> The original Broadway production was produced by Kermit Bloomgarden and Walter Fried . The play opened at the Morosco Theatre on February 10 , 1949 , closing on November 18 , 1950 , after 742 performances . The play starred Lee J. Cobb as Willy Loman , Mildred Dunnock as Linda , Arthur Kennedy as Biff , Howard Smith as Charley and Cameron Mitchell as Happy . Albert Dekker and Gene Lockhart later played Willy Loman during the original Broadway run . It won the Tony Award for Best Play , Best Supporting or Featured Actor ( Arthur Kennedy ) , Best Scenic Design ( Jo Mielziner ) , Producer ( Dramatic ) , Author ( Arthur Miller ) , and Director ( Elia Kazan ) , as well as the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the New York Drama Critics ' Circle Award for Best Play . Jayne Mansfield performed in a production of the play in Dallas , Texas , in October 1953 . Her performance in the play attracted Paramount Pictures to hire her for the studio 's film productions . </P>
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Lee J. Cobb as Willy Loman Mildred Dunnock as Linda Arthur Kennedy as Biff Howard Smith as Charley Cameron Mitchell as Happy