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, and joined The Lambs Club in 1947.
Wilde's plays were especially popular in the Little Theatre Movement.
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 (1922) 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)
References
External links
Wilde, Percival (Open Library)
Finding aid to Percival Wilde letters at Columbia University. Rare Book & Manuscript Library.