Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Wilder, Robin G.
2. Bryer, Jackson R.

Description

1. xxxviii, 729 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

1. "The author of such classics as Our Town and The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Thornton Wilder was a born storyteller and dramatist--rare talents on glorious display in this volume of more than three hundred letters he penned to a vast array of famous friends and beloved relatives. Through Wilder's correspondence, readers can eavesdrop on his conversations with Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, Noël Coward, Gene Tunney, Laurence Olivier, Aaron Copland, Paul Hindemith, Leonard Bernstein, Edward Albee, and Mia Farrow. Equally absorbing are Wilder's intimate letters to his family. Wilder tells of roller-skating with Walt Disney, remembers an inaugural reception for FDR at the White House, describes his life as a soldier in two World Wars, and recalls dining out with Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. In these pages, Thornton Wilder speaks for himself in his own unique, enduring voice--informing, encouraging, instructing, and entertaining with his characteristic wit, heart, and exuberance" -- Publisher's description.

Uniform title

1. Correspondence. Selections

Alternative title

1. Correspondence.

Subject

1. Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 > Correspondence
2. Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975
3. 1900-1999
4. Authors, American > 20th century > Correspondence
5. Authors, American

Genre/Form

1. Personal correspondence.
2. Records and correspondence.

Contents

1. Beginnings, 1909-1920 -- Bridges, 1920-1929 -- Rôles, 1929-1939 -- War and after, 1939-1949 -- Honors, 1950-1960 -- Journeys, 1961-1975.

Call number

1. JFE 19-6953

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author

1. Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975.

Title

1. The selected letters of Thornton Wilder / edited by Robin G. Wilder and Jackson R. Bryer.

Imprint

1. New York : HarperCollins, ©2008.

Edition

1. 1st ed.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Connect to:

1. Table of contents
2. Contributor biographical information
3. Publisher description

Chronological term

1. 1900-1999

Added author

1. Wilder, Robin G.
2. Bryer, Jackson R.

LCCN

1. 2007050878

ISBN

1. 9780060765071
2. 0060765070

Research call number

1. JFE 19-6953