Thornton Wilder: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Biographical and critical studies include Gilbert A. Harrison, The Enthusiast: A Life of Thornton Wilder (1983); Rex Burbank, Thornton Wilder, 2nd ed. (1978); David Castronovo, Thornton Wilder (1986); Claudette Walsh, Thornton Wilder: A Reference Guide 1926β1990 (1993); Paul Lifton, Vast Encyclopedia: The Theatre of Thornton Wilder (1995); Martin Blank (ed.), Critical Essays on Thornton Wilder (1996); Katie De Koster (ed.), Readings on Thornton Wilder (1998); Martin Blank, Dalma Hunyadi Brunauer, and David Garrett Izzo (eds.), Thornton Wilder: New Essays (1999); and Harold Bloom (ed.), Thornton Wilder (2002).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Apr 13, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 03, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 16, 2024 | ||
| Added/Edited contact info: America's Story from America's Library - Biography of Thornton Wilder. | May 17, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of the Thornton Wilder Society. | Mar 17, 2017 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Feb 03, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Amercian Society of Authors and Writers - Biography of Thornton Wilder. | Jun 09, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: America's Story from America's Library - Biography of Thornton Wilder. | Sep 02, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Thornton Wilder Family. | Jul 04, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Enzyme. | Nov 01, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Australian Museum - Ancient Egypt. | Nov 01, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - National Woman Suffrage Association. | Nov 01, 2011 | ||
| Three Britannica Classic videos added, a dramatization of Thornton Wilder's one-act play The Long Christmas Dinner and a two-part discussion by Clifton Fadiman of various elements of Wilder's classic play Our Town. | Sep 17, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 18, 2006 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 18, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 22, 2005 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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