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Our Town (1940) -- Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning, and nobody locks their front doors.

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Date of Birth:

17 April 1897, Madison, Wisconsin, USA more

Date of Death:

7 December 1975, Hamden, Connecticut, USA more

Mini Biography:

Thornton Niven Wilder was the second of five children in the family of... more

Trivia:

Introduced writer-director Garson Kanin to his future wife, actress-writer... more

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(28 articles)

Westport Country Playhouse Gala Held 11/2, Naughton, O'Hara & More To Perform
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 2 November 2009, 12:30 AM, PST)
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(From The Movie Fanatic. 25 October 2009, 6:26 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Mr. Thornton Wilder

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)	(novel)	2004	-	5.0 (1,710)
	AKAs: El puente de San Luis Rey (Spain) Le pont du roi Saint-Louis (France)
2.	Our Town (2003) (TV)	(writer)	2003	-	8.3 (182)

3.	The Big Time (2002) (TV)	(play "Our Town")	2002	-	5.7 (113)

4.	OT: Our Town (2002)	(play "Our Town")	2002	-	7.1 (188)

5.	Shadow of a Doubt (1991) (TV)	(earlier screenplay)	1991	-	5.4 (155)

6.	Our Town (1989) (TV)	(play)	1989	-	7.7 (137)

7.	Mr. North (1988)	(novel "Theophilus North")	1988	-	6.0 (663)

8.	The Skin of Our Teeth (1983) (TV)	(play)	1983	-	7.1 (36)

9.	Our Town (1977) (TV)	(play)	1977	-	7.8 (100)

10.	Vor by (1970) (TV)	(play "Our Town")	1970	-	-

11.	Hello, Dolly! (1969)	(based on the book "The Matchmaker" by)	1969	-	6.9 (4,261)

12.	"NET Playhouse" (1966)	(1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	-
	1 TV episode: "NET Playhouse: Infancy and Childhood" (plays)
13.	The Long Christmas Dinner (1967) (TV)	(one-act play)	1967	-	1.2 (6)
	AKAs: Das lange Weihnachtsmahl (Austria)
14.	Francuske kraljice (1965) (TV)	(writer)	1965	-	-

15.	"Theatre 625" (1964)	(1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	5.3 (8)
	1 TV episode: "Theatre 625: The Ides of March (#1.5)" (original author)
16.	Unsere kleine Stadt (1961) (TV)	(writer)	1961	-	6.0 (5)

17.	Wir sind noch einmal davongekommen (1961) (TV)	(play "The Skin of our Teeth")	1961	-	-

18.	"The Art Carney Show" (1959)	(1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	-
	1 TV episode: "The Art Carney Show: Our Town" (play)
19.	"ITV Play of the Week" (1955)	(1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	8.0 (15)
	AKAs: Play of the Week (UK: short title) 1 TV episode: "ITV Play of the Week: The Skin of Our Teeth (#4.29)" (original play)
20.	A Longa Ceia de Natal (1959) (TV)	(play)	1959	-	-

21.	The Matchmaker (1958)	(play)	1958	-	7.1 (422)

22.	Die Alkestiade (1958) (TV)	(play)	1958	-	10.0 (6)

23.	"The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957)	(1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	8.3 (11)
	1 TV episode: "The DuPont Show of the Month: The Bridge of San Luis Rey (#1.5)" (novel) (story)
24.	Den långa julmiddagen (1956)	(writer)	1956	-	-

25.	Dronninger af Frankrig (1956) (TV)	(play)	1956	-	-

26.	"Star Tonight" (1955)	(1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	6.9 (6)
	1 TV episode: "Star Tonight: Happy Journey (#2.24)" (play)
27.	"Producers' Showcase" (1954)	(2 episodes, 1955)	1955	-	8.5 (20)
	2 TV episodes: "Producers' Showcase: Our Town (#2.1)" (play) "Producers' Showcase: The Skin of Our Teeth (#1.12)" (adaptation) (play)
28.	Den lykkelige rejse (1955) (TV)	(play)	1955	-	-

29.	"Lux Video Theatre" (1950)	(1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	6.4 (31)
	AKAs: Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title) 1 TV episode: "Lux Video Theatre: Shadow of a Doubt (#5.31)" (original screenplay)
30.	Die Heiratsvermittlerin (1955) (TV)	(novel "The Matchmaker")	1955	-	-
	AKAs: The Matchmaker (International: English title)
31.	Unsere kleine Stadt (1954) (TV)	(play)	1954	-	-

32.	"Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1950)	(2 episodes, 1950-1951)	1951	-	8.0 (6)
	2 TV episodes: "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse: The Skin of Our Teeth (#2.1)" (play) "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse: Our Town (#1.9)" (play)
33.	"Robert Montgomery Presents" (1950)	(1 episode, 1950)	1950	-	7.9 (25)
	AKAs: Lucky Strike Theater Montgomery's Summer Stock The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater 1 TV episode: "Robert Montgomery Presents: Our Town (#1.6)" (play)
34.	The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)	(novel)	1944	-	6.1 (70)

35.	Shadow of a Doubt (1943)	(screenplay)	1943	-	8.2 (18,915)
	AKAs: Shadow of Doubt (USA: poster title)
36.	Our Town (1940)	(play) (screenplay)	1940	-	7.1 (774)

37.	Queens of France (1938) (TV)	(writer)	1938	-	-

38.	The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden (1937) (TV)	(writer)	1937	-	-

39.	Love and How to Cure It (1937) (TV)	(writer)	1937	-	-

40.	We Live Again (1934)	(uncredited)	1934	-	6.2 (151)

41.	The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929)	(novel)	1929	-	8.1 (12)

Thanks View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Shadow of a Doubt (1943)	(acknowledgment: for his contribution to the preparation of this production) (as Mr. Thornton Wilder)	1943	-	8.2 (18,915)
		AKAs: Shadow of Doubt (USA: poster title)

Additional Details

Other Works:

Playwright: "The Trumpet Shall Sound" more

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies | 7 Articles more

Genres:

Drama | Comedy | Romance | Family more

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Based On Play | Pulitzer Prize Source | Based On Novel | Anthology more

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