| DEATHOFA | With 45-Across, best-known play written by Arthur Miller, born 100 years ago today: 3 wds. |
| DEATHOFASALESMAN | 1949 Pulitzer Prize-winning play written by Arthur Miller. |
| WEIR | The ___: Conor McPherson's best-known play. (4) |
| DAVINCICODE | The ___ 2006 thriller film based on Dan Brown's novel of the same name whose music was composed by Hans Zimmer (birthday today): 3 wds. |
| PLAYING | 1980 TV film written by Arthur Miller and based on Fania Fenelon's autobiography The Musicians of Auschwitz (7,3,4) |
| FORTIME | 1980 TV film written by Arthur Miller and based on Fania Fenelon's autobiography The Musicians of Auschwitz (7,3,4) |
| WEDEKIND | German dramatist Frank ____'s best-known plays were the basis of Alban Berg's opera Lulu |
| AWOMAN | Well-known play by Oscar Wilde from 1893 (1,5,2,2,10) |
| OFNOIMPORTANCE | Well-known play by Oscar Wilde from 1893 (1,5,2,2,10) |
| SIVE | One of John B Keane's best-known plays. (4) |
| ORSONWELLES | Movie legend and "War of the Worlds" radio performer born 100 years ago today: 2 wds. |
| FRANKSINATRA | Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer/actor who was born 100 years ago today: 2 wds. |
| BURTREYNOLDS | Jackie Gleason (born 100 years ago this week) costarred with him in "Smokey and the Bandit": 2 wds. |
| DISNEY | Movie studio founded 100 years ago today by brothers Walt and Roy |
| SAM | Walmart founder ___ Walton born 100 years ago (3) |
| SAULBELLOW | Nobelist who was born 100 years ago this week |
| FORD | 1st lady Betty ___ born 100 years ago (4) |
| NELSONMANDELA | Anti-apartheid leader born 100 years ago (6,7) |
| MIKE | ___ Wallace of 60 Minutes was born 100 years ago (4) |
| LEON | Writer Mr. Uris born 100 years ago in 1924 |
