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.

[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.