Percival Wilde

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.

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 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 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)