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, received his undergraduate ...
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Born:in Madison, Wisconsin, USADied:(age 78) in Hamden, Connecticut, USA |
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Writer (78 credits)
Writer (78 credits)
2011
G.K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense
(TV Series) (original text - 1 episode)
- Saint G.K.C?
(2011)
... (original text)
2003
The Sunday Programme
(TV Series) (extracts - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 20 April 2003
(2003)
... (extracts)
Television Theater
(TV Series) (play - 1 episode, 1997) (drama - 1 episode, 1957)
- Nasze miasto
(1997)
... (play)
- Królowa Francji
(1957)
... (drama)
To theatro tis Defteras
(TV Series) (1 episode, 1986) (play - 1 episode, 1978)
- To megalo hristougenniatiko trapezi
(1986)
- I mikri mas poli
(1978)
... (play)
1967
Auf der Lesebühne der Literarischen Illustrierten
(TV Series) (1 episode)
- Viermal Alkestis
(1967)
1965
Festival
(TV Series) (play 'Childhood' - 1 episode)
- Episode #6.7
(1965)
... (play 'Childhood')
1964
Theatre 625
(TV Series) (original author - 1 episode)
- All the Conspirators #1: The Ides of March
(1964)
... (original author)
ITV Play of the Week
(TV Series) (original play - 1 episode, 1959) (novel - 1 episode, 1959)
- The Skin of Our Teeth
(1959)
... (original play)
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey
(1959)
... (novel)
The DuPont Show of the Month
(TV Series) (novel - 1 episode, 1958) (story - 1 episode, 1958)
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey
(1958)
... (novel) / (story)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
(TV Series) (play - 1 episode, 1957) (play "The Alcestiad: Or, a Life in the Sun" - 1 episode, 1955)
- Our Town
(1957)
... (play)
- A Life in the Sun
(1955)
... (play "The Alcestiad: Or, a Life in the Sun")
1955
Producers' Showcase
(TV Series) (play - 2 episodes)
- Our Town
(1955)
... (play)
- The Skin of Our Teeth
(1955)
... (play)
1955
Lux Video Theatre
(TV Series) (original screenplay - 1 episode)
- Shadow of a Doubt
(1955)
... (original screenplay)
1953
Omnibus
(TV Series) (play - 1 episode)
- The Happy Journey
(1953)
... (play - segment "The Happy Journey")
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
(TV Series) (play - 2 episodes, 1950 - 1951) (story - 1 episode, 1951)
- The Skin of Our Teeth
(1951)
... (play)
- The Happy Journey
(1951)
... (story)
- Our Town
(1950)
... (play)
1938
The Mercury Theatre on the Air
(Podcast Series) (adapted from the novel by - 1 episode)
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey
(1938)
... (adapted from the novel by)
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(July 10 to 14, 1979) His play, "The Matchmaker," was performed in a Williamstown Theatre Festival production at the Adams Memorial Theatre Main Stage at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts with Deborah Bauman (Harmonia Diner); Yusef Bulos (Joe Scanlon, Rudolf); Jeffrey Deckman (Harmonia Diner); John DeMita (Ambrose... See more »Official Sites:
The Thornton Wilder SocietyAlternate Names:
Mr. Thornton Wilder
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