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   Thornton Wilder was an American playwright and novelist who won three Pulitzer Prizes and a National Book Award. He wrote classics such as The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Our Town, and The Skin of Our Teeth.

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   Sep 8, 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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5. www.thorntonwilder.com › biographyBiography - Thornton Wilder

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   Learn about the life and achievements of Thornton Wilder, the only writer to win Pulitzer Prizes for both fiction and drama. Explore his novels, plays, essays, translations, librettos and more.

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7. archive.thorntonwilder.com › about › biographyBiography - Thornton Wilder

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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.

8. www.nytimes.com › 1975/12/08 › archivesThornton Wilder Is. Dead at 78; Won 3 Pulitzers for His Work

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   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...

9. 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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    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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    When did Thornton Wilder die?

    • On April 17, 1997, the centenary of his birth, the US Postal Service unveiled the Thornton Wilder 32-cent stamp in Hamden, Connecticut, his official address after 1930 and where he died on December 7, 1975. Wilder continues to be read and performed around the world.

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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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    Learn about the life and works of Thornton Wilder, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Our Town and other classics. Explore his family legacy, his documentary, his photos, his audio, and his social media.