Thornton Wilder
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Thornton Wilder

Karsh, Yousuf, 1908-2002 · 1956

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

As I opened the door of my New York studio in May 1956, I was delighted to find a man with bushy eyebrows (nature's gift to portraitists) and, beneath them, eyes of dancing, sparkling animation. Thornton Wilder won me over at first sight. ~ The American novelist and playwright is a refreshing man, not only in his work but in his conversation. He carried our sitting along a flow of lively anecdote and raillery (Karsh, 1959).

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