Percival Wilde

Percival Wilde
Percival Wilde
Born	March 1, 1887; New York City
Died	September 19, 1953 (aged 66); California
Occupation	playwright, writer
Nationality	American
Genre	Detective fiction, Comedy
Notable works	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.[1] He began writing plays in 1912.[1]

Wilde's plays were especially popular in the Little Theatre Movement.[2]

List of works

Production of The Finger of God at Shimer College in 1952.

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) ISBN 978-0-548-52580-7
- Dawn
- 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 ISBN 978-1-4254-7780-6
- The Villain in the Piece ISBN 978-1-4254-7777-6
- A Question of Morality ISBN 978-1-4254-7779-0
- According to Darwin ISBN 978-1-4254-7778-3
The Unseen Host, and Other War Plays (1917) ISBN 978-0-548-94615-2
The Reckoning (1930) ISBN 978-0-548-69217-2
Eight Comedies For Little Theaters ISBN 978-0-548-52675-0

Films (Story)

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

Nonfiction

The Craftmanship of One-Act Plays (1923)

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References

Manly, John Matthews; Ricker, Edith (1922). Contemporary American Literature. Harcourt, Brace. p. 162.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Fisher, James; Londré, Felicia Hardison (2013). The A to Z of American Theater: Modernism. p. 516. ISBN 9780810870475.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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[contemporary-1] Manly, John Matthews; Ricker, Edith (1922). Contemporary American Literature. Harcourt, Brace. p. 162.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

[atoz-2] Fisher, James; Londré, Felicia Hardison (2013). The A to Z of American Theater: Modernism. p. 516. ISBN 9780810870475.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)