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Thornton Wilder
American playwright and novelist (1897–1975).
Born April 17th, 1897 in Madison. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1975 at 78 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Occupations
novelist, playwright, screenwriter
Website
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel