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Thornton Niven Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes , for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and for the plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth , and a U.S. National Book Award for the novel The Eighth Day .
Thornton Wilder (born April 17, 1897, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.—died December 7, 1975, Hamden, Connecticut) was an American writer whose innovative novels and plays reflect his views of the universal truths in human nature. He is probably best known for his plays. After graduating from Yale University in 1920, Wilder studied archaeology in Rome.
Our Town is a three-act play written by American playwright Thornton Wilder in 1938. Described by Edward Albee as "the greatest American play ever written", [1] it presents the fictional American town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens.
More information on Thornton Wilder and his family is available in Penelope Niven’s definitive biography, Thornton Wilder: A Life (2013). THORNTONWILDER.COM The official website of the Thornton Wilder family.
By the time he died on December 7, 1975, at his home in Hamden, Connecticut, Thornton Wilder was an American icon, and an internationally famous playwright and novelist. To this day, his works are read, performed and appreciated by audiences worldwide. The Wilder Family. The Wilder family did not just produce one brilliant writer and thinker.
Born in Madison, Wisconsin, and educated at Yale and Princeton, Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) was an accomplished novelist and playwright whose works explore the connection between the commonplace and the cosmic dimensions of human experience.
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Feb 13, 2021 · Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" may be the best known, most widely produced and deceptively simple of American plays. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "OUR TOWN")
Dec 8, 1975 · Thornton Wilder, who won three Pulitzer Prizes for his writing, died yesterday in his sleep at his home in Hamden, Conn. He was 78 years old. The playwright and novelist suffered a heart...
Click on the links below for biographical information on Thornton Wilder’s life, accomplishments, and family. The Chronology area includes Wilder’s works and awards, while the Life & Family area includes information on his parents and siblings.
