Quote by: Thornton Wilder

The theatre is supremely fitted to say: 'Behold! These things are.' Yet most dramatists employ it to say: 'This moral truth can be learned from beholding this action.'

Thornton Wilder

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Author Bio

  • NameThornton Wilder
  • DescriptionAmerican playwright and novelist
  • AliasesThornton Niven Wilder
  • BornApril 17, 1897
  • DiedDecember 7, 1975
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPlaywright; Novelist; Writer
  • AwardsOrder Of Merit For Arts And Science; Pulitzer Prize For Drama; National Book Award; Peace Prize Of The German Book Trade