It is with great sadness that we share with you the news that Penelope Niven, the author of definitive biography Thornton Wilder: A Life, passed away on August 28. For over a decade she spoke of Wilder’s life and championed his work, promoting his legacy across the United States.
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Book Release: Thornton Wilder: A Life (Paperback)
November 5, 2013
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Lecture: Penelope Niven 2013 Open Books Speaker
May 21, 2013, Theatre for a New Audience, New York, NY
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Publication: Thornton Wilder: A Life is one of “the best new books”
Publishers Weekly called the new biography, Thornton Wilder: A Life, one of "the best new books for the week of October 29, 2012."
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“Wait til I’m Dead”: A Colloquium on the Fiction of Thornton Wilder
On Saturday, March 27, 2010, the Departments of English and Classics and the Center for Literary and Comparative Studies of the University of Maryland, College Park, The Thornton Wilder Society, and The Classical Association of the Atlantic States will sponsor A Colloquium on the Fiction of Thornton Wilder.
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Interview: Wilder on Stage
James Magruder recently spoke about Wilder the playwright with Penelope Niven, who is writing a biography of Thornton Wilder.
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