Thornton Wilder

Honors and Awards

YearAwardWork
1928 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1968 National Book Award for Fiction The Eighth Day
1943 Pulitzer Prize for Drama The Skin of Our Teeth
1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Our Town
1968 Nominated - National Book Award for Fiction The Eighth Day
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Written works by Thornton Wilder

TitlePublishedGenre
Our Town
The Matchmaker
The Bridge of San Luis Rey 1927 Novel
The Skin of Our Teeth
The Long Christmas Dinner
The Merchant of Yonkers
The Eighth Day
The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder 2008 Anthology
Ein tre ni
The cabala
The Happy Journey (A Play): U.s.a. Edition
The matchmaker
Childhood, a comedy in one act
Huai'erde xi ju xuan
Spark Notes Our Town
Wir sind noch einmal davongekommen
collected translations and adaptations of Thornton Wilder
The angel that troubled the waters
The stories of Thornton Wilder
An evening with Thornton Wilder, April thirtieth, 1962, Washington D.C
The Cabala and The Woman of Andros
The ides of March
A tour of the Darkling Plain
Queens of France
Most korolia Liudovika Sviatogo
Die Iden des März
Die Iden des März
Mr. North
En voiture pour le ciel
Himlen er mit hjem
Pullman Car Hiawatha
The drunken sisters
Die geographische Geschichte von Amerika
Dem Himmel bin ich auserkoren. Roman
Los Idus de Marzo
heophilus North
long Christmas dinner and other plays in one act
The Woman of Andros
Heaven's my destination
The Alcestiad
Der achte Schöpfungstag. Roman
Love and how to cure it
American characteristics and other essays
Theophilus North
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Thornton Wilder quotes

  • The comic spirit is given to us in order that we may analyze, weigh, and clarify things in us which nettle us, or which we are outgrowing, or trying to reshape.

    - Thornton Wilder

  • Many great writers have been extraordinarily awkward in daily exchange, but the greatest give the impression that their style was nursed by the closest attention to colloquial speech.

    - Thornton Wilder

  • My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate -- that's my philosophy.

    - Thornton Wilder

  • For what human ill does dawn not seem to be alternative?

    - Thornton Wilder

  • It's when you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you're having an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

    - Thornton Wilder

Works by Thornton Wilder adapted to film

TitleReleasedRatedGenre
Our Town 1940 Black-and-white
The Bridge of San Luis Rey 1929 Silent film
The Bridge of San Luis Rey 1944 Black-and-white
The Bridge of San Luis Rey 2005 PG (USA) Indie film
The Matchmaker 1958 Black-and-white
Mr. North 1988 PG (USA) Comedy-drama
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Places Thornton Wilder has lived

Map showing Places Lived by Thornton Wilder
MarkerLocationPopulation
A Wisconsin 5,711,767
B Madison 236,901
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Books about Thornton Wilder

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    What professions highlight Thornton Wilder's career?
  • A:
    Thornton Wilder was an accomplished writer, novelist and playwright.
  • Q:
    What is Thornton Wilder quoted as saying?
  • A:
    Noteworthy quotations include: "A play visibly represents pure existing."
  • Q:
    Where did Thornton Wilder go to school?
  • A:
    Thornton Wilder attended Yale University.
  • Q:
    Which works have been composed by author, Thornton Wilder?
  • A:
    Well known works include:
    - The Bridge of San Luis Rey
    - Our Town
    - The Merchant of Yonkers
    - The Skin of Our Teeth
    - The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder
  • Q:
    Where was Thornton Wilder born?
  • A:
    Thornton Wilder was born in Madison.

Awards & Accolades

  • Pulitzer Prize - Drama
    1943, 1938
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