Marylebone in City of Westminster in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Sir Arthur Pinero
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 28, 2026
1. Sir Arthur Pinero Marker
Sir Arthur Pinero
1855-1934
Playwright
lived here
1909-1934
Erected 1970 by Greater London Council.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is November 23, 1934.
Location. 51° 31.291′ N, 0° 8.905′ W. Marker is in City of Westminster, England, in Greater London. It is in Marylebone. It is at the intersection of Devonshire Street and Harley Street, on the left when traveling west on Devonshire Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 119 Harley Street, City of Westminster, England W1G 6AP, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Valerie Savage (a few steps from this marker); Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Also see . . . Arthur Wing Pinero (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (24 May 1855 23 November 1934) was an English playwright and, early in his career, actor.(Submitted on March 5, 2026.)
Pinero wrote his first play in 1877. Seven years later, having written 15 more, three of them highly successful, he abandoned acting and became a full-time playwright. He first became known for a series of farces, of which The Magistrate (1885) was the longest-running. During the 1890s he turned to serious subjects. The Second Mrs Tanqueray (1893), dealing with a woman with a scandalous past, was regarded as shocking, but ran well and made a large profit. His other successes included Trelawny of the "Wells" (1898), aromantic comedy celebrating the theatre, old and new, and The Gay Lord Quex, about a reformed rouι and a spirited young woman. A venture into opera, with a libretto for The Beauty Stone (1898), was not a success, and Pinero thereafter generally stuck to his familiar genre of society dramas and comedies.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 28, 20262. Sir Arthur Pinero Marker - wider viewThe marker is visible here just to the left of the door.
Although he continued to write throughout the first three decades of the 20th century and into the fourth, it is Pinero's work from the 1880s and 1890s that has endured. There have been numerous revivals of many of his plays; and some have been adapted for the cinema or as musicals. By his later years, Pinero was seen as old-fashioned, and his last plays were not successful. He died in London at the age of 79.
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Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 26 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 5, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
