Musician Dictionary

Thornton Wilder

American playwright and novelist (1897–1975) · playwright, novelist

DescriptionAmerican playwright and novelist (1897–1975)
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Born1897-04-17
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BirthplaceMadison Madison
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Died1975-12-07
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Place of deathHamden New Haven
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AreaUnited States
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CountryUS
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CitizenshipUnited States
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Occupationscreenwriter playwright novelist writer librettist
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Member ofBavarian Academy of Fine Arts American Academy of Arts and Letters
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AwardsJames Madison Medal National Book Award Pulitzer Prize for Drama Presidential Medal of Freedom Austrian Decoration for Science and Art Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
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