Topic: Thornton Wilder

This week's movie action

The year's first masterpiece opens Friday. A Separation, the fifth feature of Iranian writer-director Asghar Farhadi (Fireworks Wednesday ...

The Week: Jan. 26 to Feb. 1

The banjo used to be Hollywood star/novelist/screenplay writer Steve Martin's silly stage prop 30 years ago when, as a fledgling comedian, he'd do...
As an American child of the seventies, certain television jingles will forever be burned on my brain: Juicy Fruit; Big Red; Doublemint. (The...

The 10 Most Romantic Quotes

True Enjoyment. . “Once in a young lifetime one should be allowed to have as much sweetness as one can possibly want and hold.” . . . . ? Judith...

Today in History

0 . Today is Monday, Sept. 12, the 255th day of 2011. There are 110 days left in the year.. . Today's Highlight in History:. . On Sept. 12, 1961...

Carroll: Were there zombies?

0 . I'm glad everyone made it through the apocalypse OK. I was worried there for a while, since I had signed up on Facebook with a group that ...
A play can be the victim of its own publicity. Or just of its own title. Some first-night audience members at Ghost Stories sounded like they...

You Can Quote Me

My greatest accomplishment and the secret of my success is] " As Thornton Wilder said, "We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. In this time of trial, in this time of ...

Biography: Thornton Wilder

Thornton Wilder was an American novelist. Thornton Wilder's date of birth was on April 17, 1897 in Madison Wisconsin to his parents Amos Parker Wilder, and mother Isabella Niven Wilder. It was during his time at Yale that Thornton perfected his ...

What are we gettin' rich for?

If you're like me you have goal to accumulate some pretty substantial wealth. I had a goal to accumulate $6,000,000 over the course of my lifetime...