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The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder

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Author Biography

Name: Thornton Niven Wilder
Birth Date: April 17, 1897
Death Date: December 7, 1975
Place of Birth: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Place of Death: Hamden, Connecticut, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: playwright, novelist

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Biography of Thornton Niven Wilder
829 words, approx. 2.8 pages
Novelist and playwright Thornton Niven Wilder (1897-1975) won two Pulitzer Prizes for his plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, written in 1938 and 1942 respectively. His most renowned novel, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, also accorded him a Pulitzer P...
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Biography of Thornton (Niven) Wilder
541 words, approx. 1.8 pages
Thornton Wilder, the only writer to receive Pulitzer Prizes for both plays and a novel, once observed, "I guess I was the only writer of my generation who didn't 'go to Paris!'" For him the road abroad led to Rome, which he first visited in the summer of...
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Biography of Thornton (Niven) Wilder
14650 words, approx. 48.8 pages
Thornton Wilder was a student of the human condition; in his writing he aimed for and achieved the universal. His plays in particular were concerned with both the timely and the timeless, and he most distinguished himself in the theater, although his fir...
 


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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The Matchmaker Information
497 words, approx. 2 pages
The Matchmaker is a play by Thornton Wilder. The play has a long and colorful history. John Oxenford's 1835 one-act farce A Day Well Spent had been extended into a full-length play entitled Einen Jux will er sich machen by Austrian playwright Johann...


News and Journals
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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
04/09/1997: 1,089 words, approx. 4 pages
OLIA SILEO, Staff Writer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 04-09-1997 MATCHMAKER, MATCHMAKER By OLIA SILEO, Staff Writer Date: 04-09-1997, Wednesday Section: BUSINESS Edition: All Editions -- 5 Star, 4 Star, 3 Star, 2 Star, 1 Star Column: BUSINESS Q&A Phyllis Solomon Executive...
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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
Matchmaker, matchmaker
11/22/2006: 998 words, approx. 3 pages
JEFFREY LINDENMUTH, THE MORNING CALL The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 11-22-2006 Matchmaker, matchmaker -- Wine pairings for Thanksgiving call for special skills By JEFFREY LINDENMUTH, THE MORNING CALL Date: 11-22-2006, Wednesday Section: FOOD Edtion: All Editions We've all heard the adage:...
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AP News
Christmas parties, new Jewish tradition
12/23/2006: 370 words, approx. 1 pages
With no tradition of leaving cookies for Santa, no church to attend and no expectation of presents in the morning, Christmas Eve used to hold little to look forward to for non-Christians _ until the Matzo Ball and other night-before-Christmas parties.Part reunion, part date night,...
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Matzo Ball parties set for 6 U.S. cities
12/23/2006: 370 words, approx. 1 pages
With no tradition of leaving cookies for Santa, no church to attend and no expectation of presents in the morning, Christmas Eve used to hold little to look forward to for non-Christians _ until the Matzo Ball and other night-before-Christmas parties.Part reunion, part date night,...
 


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