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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 .

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Thornton-WilderThornton Wilder | Biography & Writings | Britannica

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   Apr 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.

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   Thornton 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).

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   Thornton Wilder - Book Series In Order. Thornton Wilder Books In Order. Publication Order of Standalone Novels. Publication Order of Plays. Publication Order of Collections. Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books.

7. www.twildersociety.org › biography › life-and-familyLife & Family | Thornton Wilder Society

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   Learn about the life and family of Thornton Wilder, the American playwright and novelist who won three Pulitzer Prizes. Explore his parents, siblings, and their achievements in journalism, diplomacy, poetry, and more.

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   When did Thornton Wilder die?

   • Although often away from home, restlessly seeking quiet places in which to write, he always returned to “The House The Bridge Built.” He died here on December 7, 1975. More information on Thornton Wilder and his family is available in Penelope Niven’s definitive biography, Thornton Wilder: A Life (2013). THORNTONWILDER.COM

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   Where did Thornton Wilder go to college?

   • He finished high school in California, attended Oberlin College in Ohio, and received his undergraduate degree at Yale and his graduate degree at Princeton. 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.

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   What is Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town' about?

   • Learn about Thornton Wilder's three-act play Our Town (1938), which editor and anthologist Clifton Fadiman describes as a commentary on “the contrast between each tiny moment of our lives and the vast stretches of time and place in which each individual plays his role.”

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   Who was Thornton Niven Wilder?

   • 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 .

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   The 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.

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    Learn about the life and works of Thornton Wilder, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and playwright who explored the connection between the commonplace and the cosmic. Find out his achievements, honors, adaptations, and legacy in this comprehensive biography.