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| Born | Thornton Niven Wilder, April 17, 1897, Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
| Died | December 7, 1975, Hamden, Connecticut, United States |
| Occupation | Playwright, novelist |
| Notable works | The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1927), Our Town (1938), The Skin of Our Teeth (1942) |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for the Novel (1927), Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1938, 1942), National Book Award for Fiction (1968) |
About Thornton Wilder
Playwright Thornton Wilder was born in Madison, Wisconsin, United States on April 17, 1897. He dies at the age of 78, on December 7, 1975.
He is best known for his 1938 drama, Our Town, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. The Skin of Our Teeth (a play) and The Bridge of San Luis Rey are two of his other award-winning works (a novel).
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Thornton Wilder before becoming famous
Thornton Wilder was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1897 is also the year of Rooster (雞) in the Chinese Zodiac.
He went to Rome to study archaeology after graduating from Yale University in 1920. He taught French at a high school in New Jersey after returning to the United States. In 1926, he published The Cabala and The Trumpet Shall Sound, his first novel and drama, respectively.
Achievement of Thornton Wilder
For his novel The Eighth Day, published in 1967, he won the National Book Award in the United States.
Thornton Wilder's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
He was born in Madison, Wisconsin, to Amos Parker Wilder, a US ambassador and newspaper editor. Playwright Thornton Wilder spent a significant amount of his adult life with his sister, Isabel. Samuel Steward, a poet and author, may have been his lover.
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Thornton Wilder Collabed with
Early in his career, TV Actor Jack Dodson, who later rose to popularity on the Andy Griffith Show, starred in a theater performance of Wilder's stirring drama, Our Town.
Thornton Wilder Income & Net worth
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