9 works to know by 20th-century playwright Thornton Wilder

February 1, 2019 at 1:30PM

Plays

"The Long Christmas Dinner" (1931)

"Our Town" (1938)

"The Skin of Our Teeth" (1942)

"The Matchmaker" (1954)

Novels

"The Bridge of San Luis Rey" (1927)

"Heaven's My Destination" (1935)

"The Eighth Day" (1967)

"Theophilus North" (1973)

Movie scripts

"Shadow of a Doubt" (1943)

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