Percival Wilde Explained

Percival Wilde
Birth Date:	March 1, 1887
Birth Place:	New York City
Death Place:	New York
Occupation:	Playwright, writer
Nationality:	American
Genre:	Detective fiction, Comedy
Notableworks:	Inquest (1938)

Percival Wilde (New York City, March 1, 1887 – September 19, 1953) was an American author and playwright who wrote novels and numerous short stories and one-act plays. He also authored a textbook on the theater arts. Native to New York City, Wilde graduated from Columbia University in 1906, and worked for a time as a banker. He began writing plays in 1912,^[1] and joined The Lambs Club in 1947.^[2]

Wilde's plays were especially popular in the Little Theatre Movement.^[3]

List of works

Novels

• The Devil's Booth (1930)
• Mystery Week-End (1938)
• Inquest (1938)
• Design for Murder (1941)

Collections of short stories

• Rogues in Clover (1929)
• P. Moran, Operative (1947)

Plays

• Dawn and One Act Plays Of Life Today (1915)
  • Dawn
  • The Hour of Truth
  • The Noble Lord
  • The Traitor
  • A House of Cards
  • Playing With Fire
  • The Finger of God
• Confessional, and Other American Plays (1916)
  • Confessional
  • The Beautiful Story
  • The Villain in the Piece
  • A Question of Morality
  • According to Darwin
• The Unseen Host, and Other War Plays (1917)
• The Reckoning (1930)
• Eight Comedies For Little Theaters

Films (Story)

• Moonlight Follies (1921)
• The Guttersnipe (1922)
• The Rise of Duton Lang (1955)

Nonfiction

• The Craftmanship of One-Act Plays (1923)

External links

• • • • • Wilde, Percival (Open Library)
  • Finding aid to Percival Wilde letters at Columbia University. Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Notes and References

1. Book: Contemporary American Literature . 162. Harcourt, Brace. John Matthews . Manly . Ricker . Edith . 1922.
2. Web site: The Lambs . (Member Roster) . . the-lambs.org . November 24, 2021.
3. Book: The A to Z of American Theater: Modernism. 516. James. Fisher . Londré . Felicia Hardison . 9780810870475. 2013.