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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seek to introduce Wilder’s body of work to new audiences, and to encourage subsidiary works based on his published and unpublished record.
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.
Mar 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.
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 attack...
Thornton Wilder’s most frequently performed play, Our Town appeared on Broadway in 1938 to wide acclaim, and won the Pulitzer Prize. From the very beginning, Our Town has been produced throughout the world.
Thornton 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.
Biography. 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.
