Dramaturgs/Playwrights

Oscar Wilde

Born Oscar Fingal O'Flaherty Wills Wilde, Dublin Ireland, Mother-Jane Francesca Elgee, Also known as "Speranza", she was a revolutionary poet who's work caused riots. His Father Sir William Wilde was a celebrated doctor specialising in eyes and ears. Wilde had 5 siblings,Henry, Emily, Mary, William and Isola.

He excelled in classics and mods at school, was educated at Trinity college before being awarded a scholarship to Magdalen college in Oxford. He then travelled to America to give a series of lectures over the course of a year. In 1884 Oscar married Constance Lloyd with whom he had two children, Vyvyan and Cyrill. Met Lord Alfred Bosie Douglas in 1891 and was later accused by Bosie's Father of being Homosexual which led to a public libel case. The case was eventually dropped by Wilde but the evidence gathered from the case was enough to have him sent to prison on a count of gross indecency. Wilde was made to serve two years hard labour.

After his release Wilde spent his remaining few years wandering through Europe staying with friends and in cheap hotels. Due to a recurring ear infection he contracted meningitis and died in Paris on 30th November 1900.