Thornton Wilder

Thornton Wilder
Wilder in 1948
Wilder in 1948
BornThornton Niven Wilder
(1897-04-17)April 17, 1897
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedDecember 7, 1975(1975-12-07) (aged 78)
Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation
  • Playwright
  • novelist
EducationOberlin College
Yale University (BA)
Princeton University (MA)
Notable works
Notable awards
RelativesThornton M. Niven

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 plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, and a U.S. National Book Award for the novel The Eighth Day.