Thornton Wilder

Writing

Thornton Wilder

Born April 17, 1897 · Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Died December 7, 1975 · aged 78

No biography available.

Known For

Hello, Dolly!Hello, Dolly! · 1969
Hello, Dolly!
★ 7.01969
MovieComedyRomance
Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder. In doing so, she convinces his niece, his niece's intended, and Horace's two clerks to travel to New York City.
Shadow of a DoubtShadow of a Doubt · 1943
Shadow of a Doubt
★ 7.51943
MovieThrillerMystery
In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.
The Bridge of San Luis ReyThe Bridge of San Luis Rey · 2004
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
★ 5.22004
MovieRomanceDrama
In 1714 Peru, a friar is tried by the Spanish Inquisition for questioning God's intentions when five die in the collapse of an Andean rope bridge.
The MatchmakerThe Matchmaker · 1958
The Matchmaker
★ 7.01958
MovieComedyRomance
Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.
Mr. NorthMr. North · 1988
Mr. North
★ 5.31988
MovieDramaComedy
Mr. North, a stranger to a small, but wealthy, Rhode Island town, quickly has rumors started about him that he has the power to heal people's ailments...
Our TownOur Town · 2026
Our Town
2026
MovieDrama
Grover's Corners is a quiet little town, full of ordinary folk, living everyday lives. They work, they laugh, they sing, they fall in love and raise their children and grow old. But within those moments of ordinary, everyday life, there are truths that reach out to us all. And a passionate demand to cherish every moment, right now, while we still can. (A joint Welsh National Theatre and Rose Theatre production, filmed at the Rose Theatre in Kingston, London on 19 March 2026.)
We Live AgainWe Live Again · 1934
We Live Again
★ 6.81934
MovieDrama
Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that he himself bears responsibility for reducing her to crime. He sets out to redeem her and himself in the process.
The Skin of Our TeethThe Skin of Our Teeth · 1959
The Skin of Our Teeth
1959
MovieTV MovieComedy
Production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winning play about mankind's triumph over chaos, which wildly altered dramatic conventions in freely shifting between modern-day New Jersey and the ice age. Meet George and Maggie Antrobus (married only 5,000 years); their two children, Gladys and Henry (perfect in every way!); and their maid, Sabina (the ageless vamp) as they overcome ice, flood, and war — by the skin of their teeth.

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