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The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder | |
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About 206 pages (61,817 words) in 9 products |
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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... summary from source:
 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... summary from source:
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...
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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...
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12/23/2006: 370 words, approx. 1 pagesWith 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,... summary from source:
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11/22/2006: 334 words, approx. 1 pages In the mood for a good mystery? How about 12 of them? Organizers for the first International Mystery Writers' Festival will showcase 12 works June 12-17 in Owensboro. Some of the genre's key players, Ira Levin, Sue Grafton and Angela... summary from source:
AP News College aids Palestinian matchmaking
1/20/2007: 935 words, approx. 3 pagesThe village matchmaker described the perfect Palestinian bride: tall, slim, fair-skinned _ and college-educated.Times are tough, explained Nawal Sehwel, the local cupid, and a college degree means an extra salary.With poverty spreading after six years of fighting with Israel, that's a mantra heard across the...
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The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder | |
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