Percival Wilde | |
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Born | New York City | March 1, 1887
Died | September 19, 1953 New York | (aged 66)
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] and joined The Lambs Club in 1947.[2]
Wilde's plays were especially popular in the Little Theatre Movement.[3]