Chadwyck-Healey’s Twentieth-Century Drama collection includes full-text for a number of Wilder’s plays, including Our Town.The Thornton Wilder Society’s homepage, including a bibliography of criticism, a newsletter, and a study guide for Our Town.The Official Thornton Wilder Family Website features information on his works, a news page, a biography and chronology, and other information of interest.The UIUC Libraries hold many books by and about Wilder, and here are some more resources on Thornton Wilder and his work: Wilder also co-wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt. Wilder is perhaps best known for his ambitious dramas – the most prominent are Our Town (1938) and The Skin of Our Teeth (1942), both of which won the Pulitzer Prize – but he is also known for his novels, which included The Bridge of San Luis Rey, The Ides of March, and The Eighth Day. Wilder, three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, wrote this and other works that have become classics of American literature. Thornton Wilder’s classic play Our Town will be performed at Krannert Performing Arts Center from April 12 – April 22 (view a schedule of performances here).
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