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THORNTON WILDER AND MARIAN MACDOWELL

Thornton Wilder and Marian MacDowell
Bernice Perry.
MacDowell Colony Collection,
Thornton Wilder and Marian MacDowell, 1952.
Photograph. Prints and Photographs Division (13)
Digital ID #mc0013

Thornton Wilder and Marian MacDowell

Thornton Wilder (1897–1975) was devoted to Marian MacDowell and considered himself one of her "loyalest and most indebted boys."  He read aloud selections from Our Town at the festivities on Marian MacDowell Day, August 15, 1952, when this photo was taken.  Nearly six hundred people gathered on the lawn of Hillcrest, the MacDowell’s home, to honor the Colony’s founder and celebrate her approaching ninety-fifth birthday.

Courtesy of The MacDowell Colony

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