Oscar Wilde

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Name: Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde
Also Known As: Oscar Wilde
Occupation: Poet, Playwright
Medium: Written Word
Works: The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest
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Oscar Wilde is an Irish poet, novelist, and playwright. His best known works include The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest. He is also famous for having been convicted of "gross indecency" after losing a defamation lawsuit against the father of his lover Lord Alfred Douglas.

Fandoms for his works

On AO3 the most popular Oscar Wilde fandom is The Picture of Dorian Gray, which has 470 fanworks as of 2023. Fans have written The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest fanfiction for the Yuletide rarefandom exchange.

Wilde as a character

Wilde has appeared as a character in various official media, including plays and biopics. In addition to more realistic biographical depictions, such as the 1997 film Wilde, Wilde has also been written into science fiction and other fictional media, such as Doctor Who or Rusty Quill Gaming.

Fans write fanfic about Wilde either based on a particular canon media appearance, or as general historical RPF. He also appears in some Good Omens tv canon fanfiction, despite not being a character on the show.

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