Thornton Wilder

1897 - 1975

country of citizenship: United States of America

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: Princeton University, Yale University, Oberlin College, Berkeley High School, The Thacher School, Davenport College, Chefoo School

occupation: playwright, novelist, screenwriter, writer

award received: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Pulitzer Prize for Drama, National Book Award, Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt, Presidential Medal of Freedom, National Book Award for Fiction, Austrian Decoration for Science and Art

position held: president

official website: www.thorntonwilder.com

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. Source: Wikipedia (en)