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Thornton Wilder
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Screenwriter, Book Author, Play Author Born: April 17, 1897 in Madison, WI Death: 1975 in Hamden, CT Biography:Thornton Wilder is best remembered for his play Our Town, which has been filmed once and presented numerous times on television, as well as being a staple of high school, college, semiprofessional, and regional theater companies' repertories throughout the many decades since its inception in 1938. He was also responsible for authoring the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey, and for co-writing the script for one of Alfred Hitchcock's most enduring thrillers. Born Thornton Niven Wilder in Madison, WI, in 1897, he was the son of Amos Parker Wilder, a newspaper editor and diplomat, and the former Isabella Thornton Niven. He was raised in Madison in his early years, but when he was nine, his father received an appointment as consul general in Hong Kong, where the family resided for part of that year. His mother, however, was wary of the political violence sweeping China and she and the children returned to... Full Biography
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