Biography
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.
Filmography
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Writer 28
Movies 26
TV Shows 5
Original Story
the place named (2012)
Movie
Writer
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
Movie
Writer
Our Town (2003)
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Writer
The Big Time (2002)
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Writer
OT: Our Town (2002)
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Writer
Shadow of a Doubt (1991)
Movie
Writer
Our Town (1989)
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Writer
Mr. North (1988)
Movie
Writer
The Skin of Our Teeth (1983)
Movie
Writer
American Playhouse (1982)
TV
Writer
Our Town (1977)
Movie
Writer
Die Heiratsvermittlerin (1976)
Movie
Writer
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Movie
1
Novel
Theatre 625 (1964)
TV
Writer
Das lange Weihnachtsmahl (1962)
Movie
Writer
Unsere kleine Stadt (1961)
Movie
Writer
Wir sind noch einmal davongekommen (1961)
Movie
Writer
The Skin of Our Teeth (1959)
Movie
Writer
The Matchmaker (1958)
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Writer
Die Alkestiade (1958)
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Story / Novel
DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
TV
Writer
Die Heiratsvermittlerin (1955)
Movie
Writer
Our Town (1955)
Movie
Writer
Unsere kleine Stadt (1954)
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Writer
Producers' Showcase (1954)
TV
Writer
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)
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Writer
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Movie
3.17
Writer
Our Town (1940)
Movie
6
Writer
We Live Again (1934)
Movie
Writer
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929)
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Writer
Our Town
TV
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1897-04-17
Deathday1975-12-07 (78 years old)
Birth PlaceMadison, United States of America
ReligionCongregational churches
FatherAmos Parker Wilder
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsNational Book Award for Fiction, Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt, National Book Award, Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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