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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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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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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