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Thornton Wilder is an American playwright, poet, and novelist. His works include The Skin of Our Teeth (1942), The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1942), The Eighth Day (1945), and The Woman of Andros (1947). He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948 for his play Our Town. Wilder continued to receive recognition for his work throughout his lifetime, with four more Pulitzer Prizes added posthumously for his book of poetry, The Eighth Day, and the three-volume play on which it is based, Our Town Read more

After his death in 1975, he received further recognition when he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977.