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The selected letters of Thornton Wilder
- Title
- The selected letters of Thornton Wilder / edited by Robin G. Wilder and Jackson R. Bryer.
- Author
- Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975.
- Publication
- New York : HarperCollins, ©2008.
- Supplementary Content
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 19-6953 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- xxxviii, 729 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "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
- Correspondence. Selections
- Alternative Title
- Correspondence.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Personal correspondence.
- Records and correspondence.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Beginnings, 1909-1920 -- Bridges, 1920-1929 -- Rôles, 1929-1939 -- War and after, 1939-1949 -- Honors, 1950-1960 -- Journeys, 1961-1975.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-6953
- ISBN
- 9780060765071
- 0060765070
- LCCN
- 2007050878
- OCLC
- 184924884
- Author
- Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975.
- Title
- The selected letters of Thornton Wilder / edited by Robin G. Wilder and Jackson R. Bryer.
- Imprint
- New York : HarperCollins, ©2008.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Connect to:
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Added Author
- Wilder, Robin G.Bryer, Jackson R.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-6953