About Leslie Stokes
Lived 1910 – 1986 (aged 75). Leslie Stokes was a playwright and actor.
Leslie Stokes was an English playwright and a BBC radio producer and director.
As a young man Leslie Stokes was an actor and later became a playwright and BBC radio producer and director. Together with his brother, author and playwright Sewell Stokes, he co-wrote a number of plays, including the success Oscar Wilde, starring Robert Morley as Wilde. It was this play which launched Robert Morley's career as a stage actor on both sides of the Atlantic. The film Oscar Wilde (1960) was based on the Stokes brothers' play.
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Who was Leslie Stokes?
British playwright
When was Leslie Stokes born?
Leslie Stokes was born on 10 March 1910 in Hampstead.
When did Leslie Stokes die?
Leslie Stokes died on 13 January 1986 in London Borough of Camden.
What was Leslie Stokes's occupation?
Leslie Stokes was a playwright and actor.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Leslie Stokes. https://biography.guide/leslie-stokes/
MLA: "Leslie Stokes." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/leslie-stokes/.
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