Oscar Wilde
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- October 16, 1854
- Died
- November 30, 1900 (aged 46)
- Birthplace
- Dublin, Ireland
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams, plays and the circumstances of his imprisonment, followed by his early death. Wilde's parents were successful Dublin intellectuals, and their son showed his intelligence early by becoming fluent in French and German. At university Wilde read Greats; he proved himself to be an outstanding classicist, first at Dublin, then at Oxford. He became known for his involvement in the rising philosophy of aestheticism (led by two of his tutors, Walter Pater and John Ruskin), though he also profoundly explored Roman Catholicism, to which he would later convert on his deathbed. After university, Wilde moved to London into fashionable cultural and social circles. As a spokesman for aestheticism, he tried his hand at various literary activities: he published a book of poems, lectured in the United States of America and Canada on the new "English Renaissance in Art", and then returned to London where he worked prolifically as a journalist. Known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress, and glittering conversation, Wilde had become one of the most well-known personalities of his day. At the turn of the 1890s, he refined his ideas about the supremacy of art in a series of dialogues and essays, and incorporated themes of decadence, duplicity, and beauty into his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). The opportunity to construct aesthetic details precisely, and combine them with larger social themes, drew Wilde to write drama. He wrote Salome (1891) in French in Paris but it was refused a licence. Unperturbed, Wilde produced four society comedies in the early 1890s, which made him one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London. At the height of his fame and success, whilst his masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), was still on stage in London, Wilde sued the father of his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, for libel. After a series of trials, Wilde was convicted of gross indecency with other men and imprisoned for two years, held to hard labour. In prison he wrote De Profundis (1905), a long letter which discusses his spiritual journey through his trials, forming a dark counterpoint to his earlier philosophy of pleasure. Upon his release he left immediately for France, never to return to Ireland or Britain. There he wrote his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898), a long poem commemorating the harsh rhythms of prison life. He died destitute in Paris at the age of forty-six. Description above from the Wikipedia article Oscar Wilde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Movie · Novel
Salome
Movie · Writer
Salomé
Movie · Original Film Writer
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
Movie · Writer
SALOME
Movie · Writer
Oscar
Movie · Writer
Blue Moon Once
Movie · Writer
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Short Story
Salomé
Movie · Writer
expulsion
Movie · Original Story
Salomé (Opéra de Paris)
Movie · Writer
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Movie · Novel
Salomé
Movie · Writer
Being Earnest
Movie · Writer
The importance of being Earnest
Movie · Theatre Play
Linhas Cruzadas
TV · Novel · 1 ep
Salome - Wiener Staatsoper
Movie · Original Story
Love Me Not
Movie · Original Story
Strauss: Salome
Movie · Writer
An Ideal Husband
Movie · Writer
Lady Windermere's Fan
Movie · Writer
The Importance of Being Earnest
Movie · Theatre Play
A Woman of No Importance
Movie · Writer
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Novel
Damocles
Movie · Short Story
Ernest in Love
Movie · Author
Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose
Movie · Original Story
The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage
Movie · Writer
Salomé
Movie · Theatre Play
Wilde Salomé
Movie · Theatre Play
The Importance of Being Earnest
Movie · Writer
Dorian Gray
Movie · Novel
Belonging to Laura
Movie · Author
Ashta Chamma
Movie · Writer
Royal Opera House: Salomé
Movie · Original Story
Strauss: Salome
Movie · Theatre Play
L'Importance d'être Constant
Movie · Theatre Play
Bhoothnath
Movie · Short Story
Dítě hvězdy
Movie · Book
Syn gwiazd
Movie · Short Story
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Novel
Ernest in Love
Movie · Original Concept
Call Me Salomè
Movie · Book
A Good Woman
Movie · Author
Dorian
Movie · Novel
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Movie · Writer
The Importance of Being Earnest
Movie · Theatre Play
The Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony
Movie · Writer
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Scenario Writer
An Ideal Husband
Movie · Theatre Play
An Ideal Husband
Movie · Theatre Play
Sex Files: Portrait of the Soul
Movie · Original Story
The Story of the Selfish Giant
Movie · Short Story
Salome
Movie · Theatre Play
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Story
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Short Story
Fleshy Doll
Movie · Writer
El abanico de Lady Windermere
Movie · Screenplay
Salomé
Movie · Original Story
The Happy Prince
Movie · Writer
The Importance of Being Earnest
Movie · Theatre Play
Bildnis der Leidenschaft
Movie · Original Story
Spiegel der Lüste
Movie · Original Story
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Short Story
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Novel
Salome's Last Dance
Movie · Theatre Play
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Short Story
The Ballad of Reading Gaol
Movie · Writer
The Importance of Being Earnest
Movie · Theatre Play
Salomé
Movie · Theatre Play
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Short Story
Un cuento de ciudad
Movie · Story
Lady Windermere's Fan
Movie · Writer
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Short Story
Ideálny manžel
Movie · Theatre Play
Theatre Night
TV · Theatre Play · 3 eps
KungFu Boys 3
Movie · Theatre Play
Bezvýznamná žena
Movie · Theatre Play
Zločin Arthura Savila
Movie · Novel
Tale of the Star-Child
Movie · Novel
The Sins of Dorian Gray
Movie · Novel
Ein Mord liegt auf der Hand
Movie · Novel
The Selfish Giant
Movie · Short Story
Il est important d'être aimé
Movie · Author
The Ghost of the Lake
Movie · Novel
An Ideal Husband
Movie · Theatre Play
Jak je důležité míti Filipa
Movie · Theatre Play
In Memoriam, or The Ballad of Reading Gaol
Movie · Writer
Take Off
Movie · Idea, Novel
Salomé
Movie · Theatre Play
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Movie · Original Story
The Importance of Being Earnest
Movie · Theatre Play
Two Women
Movie · Writer
O Caçador de Fantasma
Movie · Original Story
The Remarkable Rocket
Movie · Novel
The Happy Prince
Movie · Writer
What I Haven't Told the Prince
Movie · Story
The Happy Prince
Movie · Short Story
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Novel
The Portrait of Dorian Gay
Movie · Novel
Salome
Movie · Theatre Play
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Movie · Novel
Salomé
Movie · Theatre Play
An Ideal Husband
Movie · Author
The Selfish Giant
Movie · Original Story
Salome
Movie · Writer
Theatre Macabre
TV · Short Story · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Dorian Gray
Movie · Novel
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Short Story
An Evening with Orson Welles: The Happy Prince
Movie · Original Story
Alta comedia
TV · Story · 1 ep
The Portrait of Dorian Gray
TV · Novel · 2 eps
An Ideal Husband
Movie · Writer
Salomé
Movie · Writer
Zločin lorda Savila
Movie · Novel
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Movie · Novel
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Short Story
Zbrodnia lorda Artura Savile'a
Movie · Short Story
Świat grozy
Movie · Short Story
An Ideal Husband
Movie · Writer
ITV Playhouse
TV · Writer · 1 ep
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Writer
Mystery and Imagination
TV · Short Story · 1 ep
NET Playhouse
TV · Writer · 1 ep
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Novel
BBC Play of the Month
TV · Theatre Play, Writer, Author · 1 ep
Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung
Movie · Writer
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Novel
The Importance of Being Earnest
Movie · Theatre Play
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Writer
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Story
The Fisherman and His Soul
Movie · Story
Lady Windermere's Fan
Movie · Author
Mr. Ernest
Movie · Theatre Play
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Movie · Original Concept
A Woman of No Importance
Movie · Original Story
An Ideal Husband
Movie · Writer
Il Novelliere - Il salotto di Oscar Wilde
Movie · Novel
The Star-Child
Movie · Short Story
The Happy Prince
Movie · Original Concept
The Man of My Dreams
Movie · Story
Armchair Theatre
TV · Writer · 2 eps
The Importance of Being Earnest
Movie · Theatre Play
Al compás de tu mentira
Movie · Theatre Play
The Fan
Movie · Theatre Play
Historia de una mala mujer
Movie · Theatre Play
An Ideal Husband
Movie · Theatre Play
An Ideal Husband
Movie · Author
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Movie · Novel
Una mujer sin importancia
Movie · Theatre Play
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · Story, Original Story
El abanico de Lady Windermere
Movie · Screenplay
Flesh and Fantasy
Movie · Short Story
The Young Mistress' Fan
Movie · Original Story
A Woman of No Importance
Movie · Theatre Play
An Ideal Husband
Movie · Story
Lady Windermeres Fächer
Movie · Theatre Play
Yôma kitan
Movie · Story
Lady Windermere's Fan
Movie · Theatre Play
Salomé
Movie · Theatre Play
Salome
Movie · Writer
Lord Savile’s Crime
Movie · Story
A Woman of No Importance
Movie · Theatre Play
Villa Destin
Movie · Story
The Royal Life
Movie · Novel
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Movie · Novel
Lady Windermere's Fan
Movie · Theatre Play
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Movie · Novel
The Picture of Dorian Grey
Movie · Writer
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Movie · Novel
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Movie · Novel
The Exiles
Movie · Theatre Play
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Movie · Novel
Salome
Movie · Theatre Play