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Also Known As Thornton Niven Wilder
Born April 17, 1897 • Madison • Wisconsin
Died December 7, 1975 (aged 78) • Hamden • Connecticut
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize • National Book Award
Notable Works “Our Town” • “The Bridge of San Luis Rey” • “The Cabala” • “The Matchmaker” • “The Skin of Our Teeth” • “The Woman of Andros” • “Theophilus North”

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