> 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.