The film earned 10 Emmy nominations at the 38th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony and four Golden Globe nominations at the 43rd Golden Globe Awards ceremony , winning three and one , respectively . Willy Loman returns home exhausted after a canceled business trip . Worried over Willy 's state of mind and recent car crash , his wife Linda suggests that he asks his boss Howard Wagner to allow him to work in his home city so he will not have to travel . Willy complains to Linda that their son Biff , who is visiting , has yet to make good on his life . Despite Biff 's promise as an athlete in high school , he flunked senior year math and never went to college
38th Primetime Emmy Awards
38th Primetime Emmy Awards
Death of a Salesman (1985 film)