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Our Town (1940) -- 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.

Overview

Date of Birth:
17 April 1897, Madison, Wisconsin, USA more
Date of Death:
7 December 1975, Hamden, Connecticut, USA more
Mini Biography:
Thornton Niven Wilder was the second of five children in the family of... more
Trivia:
One of Hitchcock's favorite screenwriters. more
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NewsDesk:
(28 articles)
Westport Country Playhouse Gala Held 11/2, Naughton, O'Hara & More To Perform
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 2 November 2009, 12:30 AM, PST)
tMF Perspectives: Lars von Trier's Antichrist, Roger Ebert and Dogville's 'Poetic effect'!
 (From The Movie Fanatic. 25 October 2009, 6:26 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Mr. Thornton Wilder

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Thanks
Writer:
  1. The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004) (novel)
    ... aka El puente de San Luis Rey (Spain)
    ... aka Le pont du roi Saint-Louis (France)
  2. Our Town (2003) (TV) (writer)
  3. The Big Time (2002) (TV) (play "Our Town")
  4. OT: Our Town (2002) (play "Our Town")

  5. Shadow of a Doubt (1991) (TV) (earlier screenplay)

  6. Our Town (1989) (TV) (play)
  7. Mr. North (1988) (novel "Theophilus North")
  8. The Skin of Our Teeth (1983) (TV) (play)

  9. Our Town (1977) (TV) (play)
  10. Vor by (1970) (TV) (play "Our Town")

  11. Hello, Dolly! (1969) (based on the book "The Matchmaker" by)
  12. "NET Playhouse" (1 episode, 1967)
        - Infancy and Childhood (1967) TV episode (plays)
  13. The Long Christmas Dinner (1967) (TV) (one-act play)
    ... aka Das lange Weihnachtsmahl (Austria)
  14. Francuske kraljice (1965) (TV) (writer)
  15. "Theatre 625" (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Ides of March (1964) TV episode (original author)
  16. Unsere kleine Stadt (1961) (TV) (writer)
  17. Wir sind noch einmal davongekommen (1961) (TV) (play "The Skin of our Teeth")

  18. "The Art Carney Show" (1 episode, 1959)
        - Our Town (1959) TV episode (play)
  19. "ITV Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
        - The Skin of Our Teeth (1959) TV episode (original play)
  20. A Longa Ceia de Natal (1959) (TV) (play)
  21. The Matchmaker (1958) (play)
  22. Die Alkestiade (1958) (TV) (play)
  23. "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1958) TV episode (novel) (story)
  24. Den långa julmiddagen (1956) (writer)
  25. Dronninger af Frankrig (1956) (TV) (play)
  26. "Star Tonight" (1 episode, 1956)
        - Happy Journey (1956) TV episode (play)
  27. "Producers' Showcase" (2 episodes, 1955)
        - Our Town (1955) TV episode (play)
        - The Skin of Our Teeth (1955) TV episode (adaptation) (play)
  28. Den lykkelige rejse (1955) (TV) (play)
  29. "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Shadow of a Doubt (1955) TV episode (original screenplay)
  30. Die Heiratsvermittlerin (1955) (TV) (novel "The Matchmaker")
    ... aka The Matchmaker (International: English title)
  31. Unsere kleine Stadt (1954) (TV) (play)
  32. "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (2 episodes, 1950-1951)
        - The Skin of Our Teeth (1951) TV episode (play)
        - Our Town (1950) TV episode (play)
  33. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka Lucky Strike Theater
    ... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
    ... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
        - Our Town (1950) TV episode (play)

  34. The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944) (novel)
  35. Shadow of a Doubt (1943) (screenplay)
    ... aka Shadow of Doubt (USA: poster title)
  36. Our Town (1940) (play) (screenplay)

  37. Queens of France (1938) (TV) (writer)
  38. The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden (1937) (TV) (writer)
  39. Love and How to Cure It (1937) (TV) (writer)
  40. We Live Again (1934) (uncredited)

  41. The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929) (novel)
Thanks:
  1. Shadow of a Doubt (1943) (acknowledgment: for his contribution to the preparation of this production) (as Mr. Thornton Wilder)
    ... aka Shadow of Doubt (USA: poster title)

Additional Details

Other Works:
Playwright: "The Trumpet Shall Sound" more
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3 Print Biographies | 7 Articles more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Romance | Family more
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Based On Play | Pulitzer Prize Source | Based On Novel | Anthology more

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