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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:playwright
gptkb:Screenwriter
gptkb:Novelist
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gptkbp:associated_acts
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gptkb:The_Theatre_Guild
gptkb:The_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:The_Group_Theatre
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize
gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Drama
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gptkbp:birth_date
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April 17, 1897
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Madison,_Wisconsin,_USA
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Isabel_Wilder
gptkb:Thomas_Wilder
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gptkbp:death_date
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December 7, 1975
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:Yale_University
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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" The best thing about a man is his mind."
" There is a land of the living and a land of the dead, and the bridge is love."
" We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures."
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Thornton Wilder
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Henry_James
gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Mark_Twain
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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gptkb:philosophy
American culture
European literature
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gptkbp:known_for
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innovative narrative techniques
blending realism and fantasy
exploring themes of time and existence
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gptkbp:legacy
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studied in literature courses
adaptations of his works into films and musicals
influenced modern American theater
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_works
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gptkb:The_Skin_of_Our_Teeth
gptkb:The_Bridge_of_San_Luis_Rey
gptkb:Our_Town
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Director
gptkb:Writer
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gptkbp:resting_place
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gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park,_Glendale,_California
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Agnes_Boulton
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Hello,_Dolly!
gptkb:The_Skin_of_Our_Teeth
gptkb:Dolly_Levi
gptkb:Our_Town
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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