US dramatist and novelist. He won Pulitzer Prizes for the novel
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1927) and for the plays
Our Town (1938) and
The Skin of Our Teeth (1942). His farce
The Matchmaker (1954) was filmed in 1958. In 1964 it was adapted into the hit stage musical
Hello, Dolly!, and also made into a film. His plays are overtly philosophical, they generally employ no props or scenery, and the characters often directly address the audience.
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