1897 - 1975
Thornton Wilder American Writer
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Thornton Wilder was born on this day 78 years ago
Born 17th April, 1897.
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Thornton Wilder was in a relationship with Samuel Steward.
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American Writer Thornton Wilder was born Thornton Niven Wilder on 17th April, 1897 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States and passed away on 7th Dec 1975 Hamden, Connecticut, United States aged 78. He is most remembered for Hello,Dolly!,The Matchmaker,. His zodiac sign is Aries.
Thornton Wilder is a member of the following lists: 1897 births, American novelists and United States Army soldiers.
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First Name |
Thornton
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Last Name |
Wilder
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Full Name at Birth |
Thornton Niven Wilder
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Birthday |
17th April, 1897
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Birthplace |
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Died |
7th December, 1975
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Place of Death |
Hamden, Connecticut, United States
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Cause of Death |
Heart Failure
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Buried |
Mount Carmel Burying Ground, Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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Distinctive Feature |
Hello,Dolly!
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Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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Sexuality |
Gay
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation Text |
Playwright, novelist
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Occupation |
Writer
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Claim to Fame |
Hello,Dolly!,The Matchmaker,
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Father |
Amos Parker Wilder
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Mother |
Isabella Niven Wilder
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Friend |
Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Montgomery Clift
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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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