Thornton Wilder
1897 - 1975
General Information
Bio
(1897-1975) Playwright, novelist. Thornton Wilder stayed at the Algonquin Hotel. In 1997 the United States Postal Service issued its fourteenth stamp in the Literary Arts series in honor of Thornton Wilder.
Full Name
Thornton Wilder
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Wilder stayed at the Algonquin Hotel in Manhattan, New York.
1897
BIRTH
Thornton Niven Wilder was born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1897.
1926
LITWORK
The Cabala
Novel.
Novel.
1927
LITWORK
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Novel; Pulitzer Prize winner.
Novel; Pulitzer Prize winner.
1928
LITWORK
The Angel That Troubled the Waters
Play.
Play.
1930
LITWORK
The Woman of Andros
Novel.
Novel.
1934
LITWORK
Heaven's My Destination
Novel.
Novel.
1938
LITWORK
Our Town
Play; Pulitzer Prize winner.
Play; Pulitzer Prize winner.
1942
LITWORK
Skin of Our Teeth
Play; Pulitzer Prize winner.
Play; Pulitzer Prize winner.
1948
LITWORK
The Ides of March
Novel.
Novel.
1954
LITWORK
The Matchmaker
Play.
Play.
1973
LITWORK
Theophilus North
Novel.
Novel.
1975
DEATH
Thorton Wilder died in Hamden, Connecticut in 1975.
1975
INTERMENT
Thornton Wilder was interred in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut.
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