Difference between revisions of "Thornton Wilder"
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==Notable Achievements== | ==Notable Achievements== | ||
| − | Pulitzer Prize | + | Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom |
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Three Pulitzer Prizes for the novel 'The Bridge of San Luis Rey' (1928), and dramatic plays 'Our Town' (1938) and 'The Skin of Our Teeth' (1943). Partner was [[Samuel Steward]]. | + | Three Pulitzer Prizes for the novel 'The Bridge of San Luis Rey' (1928), and dramatic plays 'Our Town' (1938) and 'The Skin of Our Teeth' (1943). Partner was [[Samuel Steward]]. Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1963). |
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | * [[LGBTQ Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom]] | ||
| + | * [[Notable LGBTQ Playwrights]] | ||
| + | * [[Pulitzer Prize Winning LGBTQ Authors and Poets]] | ||
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| + | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
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| + | * http://www.thorntonwilder.com/ | ||
| + | * http://www.biography.com/people/thornton-wilder-9531264 | ||
| + | * http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/americancollection/ourtown/ei_wilder.html | ||
Latest revision as of 12:55, 7 September 2017
Contents
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1897 - 1975
Occupation
Playwright
Notable Achievements
Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom
Description
Three Pulitzer Prizes for the novel 'The Bridge of San Luis Rey' (1928), and dramatic plays 'Our Town' (1938) and 'The Skin of Our Teeth' (1943). Partner was Samuel Steward. Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1963).
See Also
- LGBTQ Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Notable LGBTQ Playwrights
- Pulitzer Prize Winning LGBTQ Authors and Poets
