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Thornton Wilder (1897–1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes, for ''Literature/TheBridgeOfSanLuisRey'', ''Theatre/OurTown'', and ''Theatre/TheSkinOfOurTeeth''. His play ''Theatre/TheMatchmaker'' was the basis of the musical ''Theatre/HelloDolly''.
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Thornton Niven Wilder(1897–1975) (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes, UsefulNotes/{{Pulitzer Prize}}s, for ''Literature/TheBridgeOfSanLuisRey'', ''Theatre/OurTown'', his novel ''Literature/TheBridgeOfSanLuisRey'' and his plays ''Theatre/OurTown'' and ''Theatre/TheSkinOfOurTeeth''. His play ''Theatre/TheMatchmaker'' was the basis of the musical ''Theatre/HelloDolly''.
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* RefusingParadise: In "Pullman Car Hiawatha", a one-act existential comedy, a woman named Harriet dies on the titular train and is visited by the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, but initially refuses to go to heaven, saying that she would rather remain on Earth and watch over her husband.
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* RefusingParadise: In "Pullman Car Hiawatha", a one-act existential comedy, a woman named Harriet dies on the titular train and is visited by the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, but initially refuses to go to heaven, saying that she would rather remain on Earth and watch over her husband.husband.
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No relation to Creator/BillyWilder or to Creator/GeneWilder (although the latter did choose his stage name in Thornton Wilder's honor).
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No relation to Creator/BillyWilder or to Creator/GeneWilder (although the latter latter, born Jerome Silverman, did choose his stage name in Thornton Wilder's honor).
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* NoFourthWall: Wilder disliked realistic theatre where the characters act unaware of the audience, so his plays constantly remind us that we're watching a play; even ''Theatre/TheMatchmaker'', which uses realistic sets, has the characters [[AudienceMonologue talk directly to the audience]] at least once in every act.
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* NoFourthWall: Wilder disliked realistic theatre where the characters act unaware of the audience, so his plays constantly remind us that we're watching a play; even ''Theatre/TheMatchmaker'', which uses realistic sets, is more traditional due to being based on an older play, has the characters [[AudienceMonologue talk directly to the audience]] at least once in every act.
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* NoFourthWall: Wilder disliked realistic theatre where the characters act unaware of the audience, so characters in his plays are usually aware that they're in a play; even ''Theatre/TheMatchmaker'', which uses realistic sets, has the characters [[AudienceMonologue talk directl to the audience]] at least once in every act.
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* NoFourthWall: Wilder disliked realistic theatre where the characters act unaware of the audience, so characters in his plays are usually aware constantly remind us that they're in we're watching a play; even ''Theatre/TheMatchmaker'', which uses realistic sets, has the characters [[AudienceMonologue talk directl directly to the audience]] at least once in every act.
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* NoFourthWall: Wilder disliked realistic theatre where the characters act unaware of the audience, so characters in his plays are usually aware that they're in a play; even ''Theatre/TheMatchmaker'', which uses realistic sets, has the characters [[AudienceMonologue talk directl to the audience]] at least once in every act.
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Thornton Wilder (1897–1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes, for ''Literature/TheBridgeOfSanLuisRey'', ''Theatre/OurTown'', and ''Theatre/TheSkinOfOurTeeth''. His play ''The Matchmaker'' was the basis of the musical ''Theatre/HelloDolly''.
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Thornton Wilder (1897–1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes, for ''Literature/TheBridgeOfSanLuisRey'', ''Theatre/OurTown'', and ''Theatre/TheSkinOfOurTeeth''. His play ''The Matchmaker'' ''Theatre/TheMatchmaker'' was the basis of the musical ''Theatre/HelloDolly''.
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* AudienceMonologue: In ''The Matchmaker'', they are used quite frequently, with most of the main characters receiving at least one.
* GoingToSeeTheElephant: In ''The Matchmaker'', Barnaby Tucker has the fixed desire of seeing the stuffed whale in Barnum's museum when he goes to New York. The Barnum Museum really was a tremendously popular place in the mid- to late-1800s, and the whale was a notable exhibit.
* TheMatchmaker: The title character of ''The Matchmaker''.
* GoingToSeeTheElephant: In ''The Matchmaker'', Barnaby Tucker has the fixed desire of seeing the stuffed whale in Barnum's museum when he goes to New York. The Barnum Museum really was a tremendously popular place in the mid- to late-1800s, and the whale was a notable exhibit.
* TheMatchmaker: The title character of ''The Matchmaker''.
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No relation to Creator/BillyWilder or to Creator/GeneWilder (although the latter did choose his stage name in Thornton Wilder's honor).
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* ''Theatre/TheSkinOfOurTeeth'' (play)(play)
!!Other works by Thornton Wilder provide examples of:
* AudienceMonologue: In ''The Matchmaker'', they are used quite frequently, with most of the main characters receiving at least one.
* GoingToSeeTheElephant: In ''The Matchmaker'', Barnaby Tucker has the fixed desire of seeing the stuffed whale in Barnum's museum when he goes to New York. The Barnum Museum really was a tremendously popular place in the mid- to late-1800s, and the whale was a notable exhibit.
* TheMatchmaker: The title character of ''The Matchmaker''.
* RefusingParadise: In "Pullman Car Hiawatha", a one-act existential comedy, a woman named Harriet dies on the titular train and is visited by the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, but initially refuses to go to heaven, saying that she would rather remain on Earth and watch over her husband.
!!Other works by Thornton Wilder provide examples of:
* AudienceMonologue: In ''The Matchmaker'', they are used quite frequently, with most of the main characters receiving at least one.
* GoingToSeeTheElephant: In ''The Matchmaker'', Barnaby Tucker has the fixed desire of seeing the stuffed whale in Barnum's museum when he goes to New York. The Barnum Museum really was a tremendously popular place in the mid- to late-1800s, and the whale was a notable exhibit.
* TheMatchmaker: The title character of ''The Matchmaker''.
* RefusingParadise: In "Pullman Car Hiawatha", a one-act existential comedy, a woman named Harriet dies on the titular train and is visited by the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, but initially refuses to go to heaven, saying that she would rather remain on Earth and watch over her husband.
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!!Plays by Thornton Wilder with their own pages include:
* ''Theatre/OurTown''
* ''Theatre/TheSkinOfOurTeeth''
!!Novels by Thornton Wilder with their own pages include:
* ''Literature/TheBridgeOfSanLuisRey''
* ''Theatre/OurTown''
* ''Theatre/TheSkinOfOurTeeth''
!!Novels by Thornton Wilder with their own pages include:
* ''Literature/TheBridgeOfSanLuisRey''
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!!Novels by Thornton Wilder with their own pages include:
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* ''Theatre/TheSkinOfOurTeeth'' (play)
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Thornton Wilder (1897–1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes, for ''Literature/TheBridgeOfSanLuisRey'', ''Theatre/OurTown'', and ''Theatre/TheSkinOfOurTeeth''. His play ''The Matchmaker'' was the basis of the musical ''Theatre/HelloDolly''.
!!Plays by Thornton Wilder with their own pages include:
* ''Theatre/OurTown''
* ''Theatre/TheSkinOfOurTeeth''
!!Novels by Thornton Wilder with their own pages include:
* ''Literature/TheBridgeOfSanLuisRey''
!!Plays by Thornton Wilder with their own pages include:
* ''Theatre/OurTown''
* ''Theatre/TheSkinOfOurTeeth''
!!Novels by Thornton Wilder with their own pages include:
* ''Literature/TheBridgeOfSanLuisRey''
