Thornton Wilder - Wikipedia
WebThornton 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 | Biography & Writings | Britannica
WebApr 16, 2024 · 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.
Biography — Thornton Wilder
WebThornton Wilder (1897–1975) was a pivotal figure in the literary history of the twentieth-century. He is the only writer to win Pulitzer Prizes for both fiction and drama. He received the Pulitzer for his novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1927) and the plays Our Town (1938) and The Skin of Our Teeth (1942).
Thornton Wilder
WebThe Wilder Family LLC celebrates Thornton Wilder as an international Playwright and Novelist. Through partnerships and collaborations with agents, publishers and practitioners throughout the world, we seek to introduce Wilder’s body of work to new audiences, and to encourage subsidiary works based on his published and unpublished record.
Biography - Thornton Wilder
WebBiography. 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.
WILDER 125: A year of tributes to Thornton Wilder Announced ...
WebMar 17, 2022 · WILDER 125: A year of tributes to Thornton Wilder Announced for 2022, the 125th anniversary of his birth. Short documentary to debut, along with OUR TOWN STAGE MANAGERS DAY. First-ever staging of unfinished EMPORIUM. Major revivals of Wilder’s plays across the U.S. and overseas. New editions of plays and novels.
Life & Family | Thornton Wilder Society
WebThornton Niven Wilder was born in Madison, Wisconsin on April 17, 1897, the son of Amos Parker Wilder and Isabella Niven Wilder. His twin brother died at birth, and Wilder grew up with an older brother, Amos, and three younger sisters, Charlotte, Isabel, and Janet.
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