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Occupation
  
playwright, writer

Role
  
Author

Nationality
  
American

Education
  
Columbia University

Notable works
  
Inquest (1938)

Movies
  
The Woman in Room 13

Name
  
Percival Wilde


Percival Wilde

Born
  
March 1, 1887New York City (
1887-03-01
)

Genre
  
Detective fiction, Comedy

Died
  
September 19, 1953, New York City, New York, United States

Books
  
Finger of God, Confessional and Other American Plays

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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.

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

The hour of truth one act play by percival wilde


Novels

  • 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)

    • References

    Percival Wilde Wikipedia
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