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- NAME: Thornton Wilder
- OCCUPATION: Author, Playwright
- BIRTH DATE: April 17, 1897
- DEATH DATE: December 07, 1975
- EDUCATION: Yale University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Madison, Wisconsin
- PLACE OF DEATH: Hamden, Connecticut
- Full Name: Thornton Niven Wilder
- AKA: Thornton Wilder
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Thornton Wilder is a multiple Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and playwright known for works like The Bridge of San Luis Rey, The Ides of March and Our Town.
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Born on April 17, 1897, in Madison, Wisconsin, Thornton Wilder went on to release his debut novel, The Cabala, in 1926. Later novels included The Woman of Andros, The Ides of March and The Eighth Day. He won the 1928 Pulitzer Prize for The Bridge of San Luis Rey, as well as the 1938 and 1943 award in the drama category for Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, respectively. He died on December 7, 1975, in Hamden, Connecticut.
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