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| 3 | Thornton Niven Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three UsefulNotes/{{Pulitzer Prize}}s, for 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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| 5 | No relation to Creator/BillyWilder or to Creator/GeneWilder (although the latter, born Jerome Silverman, did choose his stage name in Thornton Wilder's honor). |
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| 8 | !!Works by Thornton Wilder with their own pages include: |
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| 10 | * ''Literature/TheBridgeOfSanLuisRey'' (novel) |
| 11 | * ''Theatre/OurTown'' (play) (also wrote the screenplay for the 1940 film) |
| 12 | * ''Film/ShadowOfADoubt'' (film, co-wrote screenplay) |
| 13 | * ''Theatre/TheMatchmaker'' (play) |
| 14 | * ''Theatre/TheSkinOfOurTeeth'' (play) |
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| 17 | !!Other works by Thornton Wilder provide examples of: |
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| 19 | * 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 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. |
| 20 | * 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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