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Thornton Wilder (1897–1975)

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Thornton Niven Wilder was the second of five children in the family of a newspaper editor and a U.S. diplomat, Amos Parker Wilder, and Isabella Niven Wilder. He spent part of his childhood with his father, who was a Consul General in Hong Kong and China between 1906 and 1914. Wilder finished high school in California... See full bio »

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Thornton Niven Wilder
in Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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(age 78) in Hamden, Connecticut, USA
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2012 Our Town VCHS 2012 (writer)
 
2011 G.K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense (TV series)
– Saint G.K.C? (2011) (original text)
 
2004 The Bridge of San Luis Rey (novel)
 
2003 Our Town (TV movie)
 
2003 The Sunday Programme (TV series)
– Episode dated 20 April 2003 (2003) (extracts)
 
2002 The Big Time (TV movie) (play "Our Town")
 
2002 OT: Our Town (documentary) (play "Our Town")
 
1991 Shadow of a Doubt (TV movie) (earlier screenplay)
 
1989 Great Performances (TV series)
– Our Town (1989) (play)
 
1988 Mr. North (novel "Theophilus North")
 
1978-1986 To theatro tis Defteras (TV series)
– To megalo hristougenniatiko trapezi (1986)
– I mikri mas poli (1978) (play)
 
1983 American Playhouse (TV series)
– The Skin of Our Teeth (1983) (play)
 
1977 Our Town (TV movie) (play)
 
1976 Die Heiratsvermittlerin (TV movie)
 
1971 Estudio 1 (TV series)
– Nuestra Ciudad (1971)
 
1970 Vor by (TV movie) (play "Our Town")
 
1969 Hello, Dolly! (based on "The Matchmaker" by)
 
1967 NET Playhouse (TV series)
– Infancy and Childhood (1967) (plays)
 
1967 The Long Christmas Dinner (TV movie) (one-act play)
 
1965 Francuske kraljice (TV movie)
 
1964 Theatre 625 (TV series)
– The Ides of March (1964) (original author)
 
1961 Unsere kleine Stadt (TV movie) (novel)
 
1961 Wir sind noch einmal davongekommen (TV movie) (play "The Skin of our Teeth")
 
1959 Art Carney Special (TV series)
– Our Town (1959) (play)
 
1959 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
– The Skin of Our Teeth (1959) (original play)
 
1959 A Longa Ceia de Natal (TV movie) (play)
 
1958 The Matchmaker (play)
 
1958 Die Alkestiade (TV movie) (play)
 
1958 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
– The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1958) (novel / story)
 
1956 Den långa julmiddagen
 
1956 Dronninger af Frankrig (TV movie) (play)
 
1956 Star Tonight (TV series)
– Happy Journey (1956) (play)
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
– Our Town (1955) (play)
– The Skin of Our Teeth (1955) (adaptation / play)
 
1955 Den lykkelige rejse (TV movie) (play)
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
– Shadow of a Doubt (1955) (original screenplay)
 
1955 The Matchmaker (TV movie) (novel "The Matchmaker")
 
1954 Unsere kleine Stadt (TV movie) (play)
 
1953 Königinnen von Frankreich (TV movie)
 
1952 Grande Teatro Tupi (TV series)
– Nossa Cidade (1952) (play)
 
1950-1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
– The Skin of Our Teeth (1951) (play)
– The Happy Journey (1951) (story)
– Our Town (1950) (play)
 
1950 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– Our Town (1950) (play)
 
1944 The Bridge of San Luis Rey (novel)
 
1943 Shadow of a Doubt (screenplay)
 
1940 Our Town (play / screenplay)
 
1938 Queens of France (TV short)
 
1937 The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden (TV movie)
 
1937 Love and How to Cure It (TV movie)
 
1934 We Live Again (uncredited)
 
1929 The Bridge of San Luis Rey (novel)
 
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1943 Shadow of a Doubt (we wish to acknowledge the contribution of, to the preparation of this production - as Mr. Thornton Wilder)
 

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Our Town -- Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning, and nobody locks their front doors. OT: Our Town -- Trailer 2 for OT: Our Town
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(1937) Stage: Adapted book for "A Doll's House", produced on Brodway. Drama (revival). Written by Henrik Ibsen. Directed / produced by Jed Harris. Morosco Theatre: 27 Dec 1937-May 1938 (closing date unknown/144 performances). Cast: Ruth Gordon (as "Nora Helmer"), Sam Jaffe... See more »

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Marriage is a bribe to make a housekeeper think she's a householder. See more »

Trivia:

He is most famous for his play "Our Town", which was first produced on Broadway in 1938. It has been made into a theatrical motion picture only once (so far), in 1940, with four members of the original cast and with the play's ending completely altered, and, many would say, ruined. It has been revived on Broadway several times... See more »

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