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Birth Name: Thornton Niven Wilder
Born: 17 April 1897 Died: 7 December 1975
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Relationship Status: In a relationship
Partner: Samuel Steward
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Thornton Niven Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes—for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and for the two plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth—and a U.S. National Book Award for the novel The Eighth Day.
Wilder was born in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of Amos Parker Wilder, a newspaper editor and U.S. diplomat, and Isabella Niven Wilder. All of the Wilder children spent part of their childhood in China because of their father's work.
Wilder had a twin brother who died at birth. His older brother, Amos Niven Wilder, was Hollis Professor
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1. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
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4. Our Town (1940)
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5. Mr. North (1988)
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2. Our Town
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3. The Big Time
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4. Producers' Showcase (1954)
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Oscars 1944 Winners (My Version) (24 movies items)"Best Original Screenplay! Winner: Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson and Alma Reville, Shadow of a Doubt! Nominees: Dudley Nichols - Air Force Noel Coward - In Which We Serve Lillian Hellman - The North Star Allan Scott - So Proudly We Hail"