Thornton Niven Wilder

Thornton Niven Wilder
noun
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
Syn: ↑Wilder, ↑Thornton Wilder
Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author, ↑dramatist, ↑playwright

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  • Wilder, Thornton (Niven) — Wilder, Thornton (Niven). 1897 1975. American writer whose works include novels, such as The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1927), and the theatrically innovative drama Our Town (1938). * * * born April 17, 1897, Madison, Wis., U.S. died Dec. 7, 1975,… …   Universalium

  • Wilder, Thornton Niven — (1897 1975)    Thornton Wilder was educated at Oberlin College and Yale University and was awarded an M.A. in French literature from Princeton in 1926. Wilder served in the Coast Guard during World War I. He taught French and English at… …   Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era

  • Thornton Wilder — als Mr. Antrobus in The Skin of Our Teeth . Thornton Niven Wilder (* 17. April 1897 in Madison, Wisconsin; † 7. Dezember 1975 in Hamden, Connecticut) war ein US amerikanischer Schriftsteller …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Thornton Wilder — Infobox Writer name = Thornton Wilder imagesize = caption = Thornton Wilder as Mr. Antrobus in The Skin of Our Teeth , photographed by Carl Van Vechten, August 18, 1948 pseudonym = birthname = birthdate = birth date|1897|04|17 birthplace =… …   Wikipedia

  • Thornton Wilder — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Wilder. Thornton Wilder dans The Skin of Our Teeth, photographié par Carl Van Vechten, 18 août  …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Wilder, Thornton — ▪ American writer in full  Thornton Niven Wilder  born April 17, 1897, Madison, Wis., U.S. died Dec. 7, 1975, Hamden, Conn.       American writer, whose innovative novels and plays reflect his views of the universal truths in human nature. He is… …   Universalium

  • Thornton Wilder — noun United States writer and dramatist (1897 1975) • Syn: ↑Wilder, ↑Thornton Niven Wilder • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author, ↑dramatist, ↑playwright * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wilder, Thornton (Niven) — (17 abr. 1897, Madison, Wis., EE.UU.–7 dic. 1975, Hamden, Conn.). Dramaturgo y novelista estadounidense. Estudió arqueología en la Universidad de Yale, y posteriormente en Roma. Fue muy elogiado por su segunda novela, El puente de San Luis Rey… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Thornton Wilder — Thornton Wilder. Thornton Wilder (1897 1975), dramaturgo y novelista estadounidense contemporáneo. Contenido 1 Biografía …   Wikipedia Español

  • Wilder — Wilder, Billy Wilder, Thornton * * * (as used in expressions) Wilder, Billy Samuel Wilder Wilder, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Thornton (Niven) …   Enciclopedia Universal

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