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The café was the scene of a famous meeting on 24 March 1895, when Frank Harris advised Oscar Wilde to drop his charge of criminal libel against the Marquess of Queensberry, father of Alfred Douglas. Wilde refused the advice, Queensberry was acquitted, and Wilde was subsequently tried, convicted and imprisoned. [4]
Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde [a] (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential playwrights in London in the early 1890s. [3]
1999 saw the publication of Oscar Wilde on Stage and Screen by Robert Tanitch. This book is a comprehensive record of Wilde's life and work as presented on stage and screen from 1880 until 1999. It includes cast lists and snippets of reviews. In 2000 Barbara Belford, a professor at Columbia University, published Oscar Wilde: A Certain Genius.
His restaurant specialized in seafood (lobster, caviar) and grilled entrées. The quality of the cuisine, the service, and the interior decor quickly made the restaurant a success, attracting famous writers such as Oscar Wilde , actors such as Sarah Bernhardt , politicians such as Georges Clemenceau , and aristocrats including Russian royalty.
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Character(s) Actor Notes Country Ref(s) 1960 Oscar Wilde: Oscar Wilde: Robert Morley: The film is a biography of poet and playwright Oscar Wilde. United Kingdom [17] 1960 Spartacus: Crassus: Laurence Olivier: In a deleted scene, Crassus attempts to seduce his slave Antoninus. United States [18] 1961 A Taste of Honey: Geoffrey Ingham Murray Melvin
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A Woman of No Importance is an 1893 play by Oscar Wilde. A Woman of No Importance may also refer to: A Woman of No Importance (1921 film), a British drama film, based on the Oscar Wilde play; A Woman of No Importance (1936 film), a German drama film, based on the Oscar Wilde play