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Thornton Wilder

Thornton Niven Wilder was an American playwright and novelist. He received three Pulitzer Prizes, one for his novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and two for his plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, and a National Book Award for his novel The Eighth Day.

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American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)

Born 17 April 1897
Died 7 December 1975

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  • Cover of: Our town: a play in three acts

    First published in 1957 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1971 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1972 1 edition in 1 language
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    First published in 1963 1 edition in 1 language
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American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)

Born 17 April 1897
Died 7 December 1975
Subjects
Drama, American drama (dramatic works by one author), American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, History, American drama, Wilder, thornton, 1897-1975, Drama (dramatic works by one author), American Authors, City and town life, Fiction, general, One-act plays, Plays, American literature, Death, Large type books, Literature, Alcestis (Greek mythology), American, Classic, Classic Literature, Collections, Correspondence, Social life and customs, Study and teaching
Places
Peru, United States, Alabama, England, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Israel, Mallard residence, Middle West, Milford meeting house, New Hampshire, Newport (R.I.), Owl Creek Bridge, Rome, South America, Algonquin, Andover, Barbados, Boston, China, Eastern Europe, Latin America, London, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay Colony
People
Thornton Wilder (1897-1975), Julius Caesar, Brently Mallard, Colonel Killigrew, Dr. Heidegger, Elizabeth, James Joyce (1882-1941), Josephine, Louise Mallard, Mr. Gascoigne, Mr. Hooper, Mr. Medbourne, Peyton Farquhar, Richards, Sylvia Ward, Widow Wycherley, Abigail Williams, Adaline Glasheen, Alfred Doolittle, Amanda Wingfield, Amy Drevenstedt, Ann Putnam, Arthur Miller (1915-), Bernard, Betty Parris
Time
20th century, 1861-1865, 19th century, 53-44 B.C., American Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1692, 1714, 1861-65, 1885 to 1905, 18th Century / 20th Century, 18th century, 1912, 20th Century: 53-44 B.C., Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, December

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  • Thornton Niven Wilder
  • Thornton WILDER
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  • Wilder, Thornton Niven
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  • Wilder. Thornton
  • Wilder Thornton (Signed)
  • Thornton; Thornton Wilder (Author and Preface by) Wilder
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  • Thornton (1897-1975) Wilder

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August 18, 2023 Edited by Salar Abdolmohamadian merge authors
July 7, 2023 Edited by Salar Abdolmohamadian merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import