I learned that Thornton Wilder was born in 1897 and died in 1975. He was a playwright, who also wrote novels, and his most commonly known play is called Our Town. He had an older brother and three sisters. Wilder went to school in Ojai, California. However, he was mocked and was a sort of outcast. He briefly studied law, but then dropped out after two years. Thornton was in the US Guard in World War 1, then he went to Oberlin College and received his BA from Yale. Additionally, he received an MA in French at Princeton. After he graduated he went to Rome and taught French. Wilder also won the Pulitzer prize for the play we're going to read, called Our Town, and became a lieutenant in World War 2. Thornton Wiler was a skillful man with a lot of different talents, the most renowned being as a playwright.
I learned that Thorton Wilder was born in Madison, Wisconson in 1897. He was one of five children in a strong Puritan family. In 1915, Wilder enrolled in Oberlin college where he studied Greek and Roman classics. He also was a guard in World War I and then went on to receieve his BA from Yale in 1920. Later on, after teaching french in New Jersey, he received his MA from Princeton. His breakthrough movel was The Bridge of San Luis Rey, which he wrote in 1925. However, Our Town was the movel that earned him a Pulitzer Prize in 1938. Wilder did many things in his life, and is most well known for being a sucessful playwright.
Thorton Wilder was born in Madison, Wisconson USA. His brother was a nationally-ranked tennis player as well as a writer,and two of his sisters were well known poets. He had a twin sister, but she died at birth. Wilder studied at The Thacher School in California for awhile, but left because of constant teasing for being so smart. He also went to Purdue University, Yale University, and Princeton University. Wilder served in the Coast Guard during WW1 and in WW2 he was a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force. He was a professor at first, but soon went on to be a famous playwrite/writer, and wrote great novels such as The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Our Town. He wrote famous plays such as The Skin of Our Teeth.
From searching the internet I found that Throntorn Wilder was born in Maddison Wisconsin and was the son of Amos Parker Wilder, a U.S. diplomat. He and his siblings all lived in China for part of their childhoods because of their father's career. His older brother was a noted poet that attended Harvard Divinity School and was also a national ranked tennis player and had played in the Wimbledon. Thornton Wilder was a playwrite and started writing plays at The Thacher School in California. He did not fit with his fellow classmates and was teased for being to smart. After he graduated from school, he went to Rome to study French. After successfully learning french, he moved to New Jersey to teach it. In 1927 he published The Cabala, and won his first Pulitzer prize for it in 1928. In 1938 he published Our Town, the play we are going to read, and again won the Pulitzer prize for it. This is what I have learned about Thornton Wilder from a brief internet search on his name, and this is just a small part of his life.
In my internet search, I found out that Thornton Wilder was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He was an American Playwright, and attended the Thacher School, in Ojai, California. He left the Thacher school because he was being teased for being to intelligent. After that, he then attended colleges such as Oberlin, Yale and Princeton. He had many successful siblings as well, including two sisters that attended Mount Holyoke College, a brother that was a zoologist, and another brother that was a nationally ranked tennis player. Thornton WIlder made his first novel in 1926, "The Cabala." He did not become famous until his second book written in 1927 was published, "The Bridge of San Luis Rey." This book also gave him the world renowned pulitzer prize in 1928.
Thorton wilder grew up in madison wisconsin and was born in 1897. He was a playwright and a novelist. He started writing novels while at school in Ojai California.He published his first novel in 1926 but did not become famouse untill the publication of his second book in 1927.
In my research of Thornton I found out that he and his siblings grew up in china for a while because of his fathers work. But Thornton was born in Madison Wisconsin. Growing up was hard for him because he didn't fit in very well and other kids made fun of him because he was so smart. He was not the only one in his family that was exceptionally smart; all of his siblings were very successful and smart. He published his first book in 1926 and then the next year he published another book.
I discovered with some research the Wilder was born in 1897 in Madison, Wisconsin. He was one of five children and his father was Amos Parker Wilder, a newspaper editor and diplomat. His family moved to Hong Kong in 1906 and Wilder stayed in China for a year. In 1935, he wrote his first novel "Heaven's Our Destination," which was set in America. He then wrote a couple other plays including "Our Town," which was his most famous. After some time, though he began to write darker plays which were based on the mood of his life. In 1941, his oldest sister was put in a mental institute, and soon after, his mother passed away in 1946. He was having a very sad life, and was not feeling good about himself. Around that time, he was denied a Nobel Prize because he was wrongly accused of plagiarizing "The Skin of Our Teeth" from Joyce's Finnegans "Wake."
In my internet research, I found out that Thornton Wilder was born in Madison, Wisconsin on April 17, 1897. He was the son of Amos Parker Wilder, a U.S. diplomat, and Isabella Niven Wilder. All of the Wilder children spent part of their childhood in China due to their father's work. Wilder was an American playwright and novelist. His best known work is his play Our Town. He began writing plays while at the Thacher School in Ojai, California, where he did not fit in and was teased by classmates because they thought he was too smart. In 1926 Wilder's first novel The Cabala was published. In 1927, The Bridge of San Luis Rey brought him commercial success and his first Pulitzer Prize in 1928. Wilder died in Hamden, Connecticut on December 7, 1975.
Thornton Wilder was born April 17, 1897 in Madison Wisconsin. He was best known for the play "Our Town." He wrote many novels and plays, inlcuding The Cabala (926) and The Bridge of San Luis Rey. He won a Pulitzer Prize for the Bride of San Luis Rey, as well as the plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth. He was a very accomplished writer who died at the age of 78 on December 7, 1975 in Hamden, Connecticut.
I learned that Thornton Wilder was born in Madison, Wisconsin in April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975. His father was a U.S diplomat. Wilder surver in the U.S coast gurd during world war 1. he went to and taught at many schools. he has a long career list. in his personal life he was gay. his lover was Samuel Steward. the third act resembles him and stward meeting.
I learned that Thornton Wilder was born in 1897 and died in 1975. He was a playwright, who also wrote novels, and his most commonly known play is called Our Town. He had an older brother and three sisters.
ReplyDeleteWilder went to school in Ojai, California. However, he was mocked and was a sort of outcast. He briefly studied law, but then dropped out after two years.
Thornton was in the US Guard in World War 1, then he went to Oberlin College and received his BA from Yale. Additionally, he received an MA in French at Princeton. After he graduated he went to Rome and taught French.
Wilder also won the Pulitzer prize for the play we're going to read, called Our Town, and became a lieutenant in World War 2. Thornton Wiler was a skillful man with a lot of different talents, the most renowned being as a playwright.
I learned that Thorton Wilder was born in Madison, Wisconson in 1897. He was one of five children in a strong Puritan family. In 1915, Wilder enrolled in Oberlin college where he studied Greek and Roman classics. He also was a guard in World War I and then went on to receieve his BA from Yale in 1920. Later on, after teaching french in New Jersey, he received his MA from Princeton.
ReplyDeleteHis breakthrough movel was The Bridge of San Luis Rey, which he wrote in 1925. However, Our Town was the movel that earned him a Pulitzer Prize in 1938. Wilder did many things in his life, and is most well known for being a sucessful playwright.
Thorton Wilder was born in Madison, Wisconson USA. His brother was a nationally-ranked tennis player as well as a writer,and two of his sisters were well known poets. He had a twin sister, but she died at birth. Wilder studied at The Thacher School in California for awhile, but left because of constant teasing for being so smart. He also went to Purdue University, Yale University, and Princeton University.
ReplyDeleteWilder served in the Coast Guard during WW1 and in WW2 he was a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force. He was a professor at first, but soon went on to be a famous playwrite/writer, and wrote great novels such as The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Our Town. He wrote famous plays such as The Skin of Our Teeth.
From searching the internet I found that Throntorn Wilder was born in Maddison Wisconsin and was the son of Amos Parker Wilder, a U.S. diplomat. He and his siblings all lived in China for part of their childhoods because of their father's career. His older brother was a noted poet that attended Harvard Divinity School and was also a national ranked tennis player and had played in the Wimbledon.
ReplyDeleteThornton Wilder was a playwrite and started writing plays at The Thacher School in California. He did not fit with his fellow classmates and was teased for being to smart. After he graduated from school, he went to Rome to study French. After successfully learning french, he moved to New Jersey to teach it. In 1927 he published The Cabala, and won his first Pulitzer prize for it in 1928. In 1938 he published Our Town, the play we are going to read, and again won the Pulitzer prize for it.
This is what I have learned about Thornton Wilder from a brief internet search on his name, and this is just a small part of his life.
In my internet search, I found out that Thornton Wilder was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He was an American Playwright, and attended the Thacher School, in Ojai, California. He left the Thacher school because he was being teased for being to intelligent. After that, he then attended colleges such as Oberlin, Yale and Princeton. He had many successful siblings as well, including two sisters that attended Mount Holyoke College, a brother that was a zoologist, and another brother that was a nationally ranked tennis player.
ReplyDeleteThornton WIlder made his first novel in 1926, "The Cabala." He did not become famous until his second book written in 1927 was published, "The Bridge of San Luis Rey." This book also gave him the world renowned pulitzer prize in 1928.
Thorton wilder grew up in madison wisconsin and was born in 1897. He was a playwright and a novelist. He started writing novels while at school in Ojai California.He published his first novel in 1926 but did not become famouse untill the publication of his second book in 1927.
ReplyDeleteIn my research of Thornton I found out that he and his siblings grew up in china for a while because of his fathers work. But Thornton was born in Madison Wisconsin. Growing up was hard for him because he didn't fit in very well and other kids made fun of him because he was so smart. He was not the only one in his family that was exceptionally smart; all of his siblings were very successful and smart. He published his first book in 1926 and then the next year he published another book.
ReplyDeleteI discovered with some research the Wilder was born in 1897 in Madison, Wisconsin. He was one of five children and his father was Amos Parker Wilder, a newspaper editor and diplomat. His family moved to Hong Kong in 1906 and Wilder stayed in China for a year.
ReplyDeleteIn 1935, he wrote his first novel "Heaven's Our Destination," which was set in America. He then wrote a couple other plays including "Our Town," which was his most famous. After some time, though he began to write darker plays which were based on the mood of his life. In 1941, his oldest sister was put in a mental institute, and soon after, his mother passed away in 1946. He was having a very sad life, and was not feeling good about himself. Around that time, he was denied a Nobel Prize because he was wrongly accused of plagiarizing "The Skin of Our Teeth" from Joyce's Finnegans "Wake."
In my internet research, I found out that Thornton Wilder was born in Madison, Wisconsin on April 17, 1897. He was the son of Amos Parker Wilder, a U.S. diplomat, and Isabella Niven Wilder. All of the Wilder children spent part of their childhood in China due to their father's work.
ReplyDeleteWilder was an American playwright and novelist. His best known work is his play Our Town. He began writing plays while at the Thacher School in Ojai, California, where he did not fit in and was teased by classmates because they thought he was too smart. In 1926 Wilder's first novel The Cabala was published. In 1927, The Bridge of San Luis Rey brought him commercial success and his first Pulitzer Prize in 1928. Wilder died in Hamden, Connecticut on December 7, 1975.
Thornton Wilder was born April 17, 1897 in Madison Wisconsin. He was best known for the play "Our Town." He wrote many novels and plays, inlcuding The Cabala (926) and The Bridge of San Luis Rey. He won a Pulitzer Prize for the Bride of San Luis Rey, as well as the plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth. He was a very accomplished writer who died at the age of 78 on December 7, 1975 in Hamden, Connecticut.
ReplyDeleteI learned that Thornton Wilder was born in Madison, Wisconsin in April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975. His father was a U.S diplomat. Wilder surver in the U.S coast gurd during world war 1. he went to and taught at many schools. he has a long career list. in his personal life he was gay. his lover was Samuel Steward. the third act resembles him and stward meeting.
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