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==Country==
 
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==Notable Achievements==
 
==Notable Achievements==
  
Pulitzer Prize  
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Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom
 
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National Book Award
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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Pulitzer Prize for Novel, 1928, and Drama, 1938, 1943, notably for 'Our Town' (1937)
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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]]
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* [[Notable LGBTQ Playwrights]]
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* [[Pulitzer Prize Winning LGBTQ Authors and Poets]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.thorntonwilder.com/
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* http://www.biography.com/people/thornton-wilder-9531264
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* http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/americancollection/ourtown/ei_wilder.html

Latest revision as of 12:55, 7 September 2017

Thornton Wilder

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

Further Reading/Research