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Percival Wilde

1 March 1887 - 19 September 1953

Percival Wilde (New York City, 1 March 1887 –19 September 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.

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  • Cover of: sportsmen: a war-time Lancashire one-act comedy

    First published in 1950 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The craftsmanship of the one-act play: the new augmented edidtion with a section on the one-act play for television

    First published in 1951 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The previous engagement: a comedy in one act for one person.

    First published in 1922 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The line of no resistance: a comedy in one act

    First published in 1913 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Little Shot: a comedy in three acts

    First published in 1935 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Lot's wife: a play in one act.

    First published in 1936 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Mr. F.: a comedy in one act

    First published in 1941 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Over the teacups: a play in one act

    First published in 1937 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: P. Moran: operative

    First published in 1947 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Finger of God: a play in one act

    First published in 1915 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A question of morality, and other plays

    First published in 1922 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Reverie

    First published in 1924 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Ten plays for little theatres

    First published in 1931 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: There is a tide: a novel

    First published in 1932 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Three-minute plays: Innocentia, Musicalia, Immoralia

    First published in 1927 1 edition in 1 language
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Drama, Christmas plays, One-act plays, Technique, CHR 1923, Collections, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, thrillers, general, PRO Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy), World War, 1914-1918, crime drama, morality, mystery
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  • Wilde, Percival
  • Percival] 1887-1953 [Wilde

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November 15, 2022 Edited by mheiman merge authors
June 19, 2022 Edited by Martha Carson Wade Edited without comment.
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
June 6, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import