Trivia: What playwright was childhood sweethearts with Bram Stoker’s future wife?
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Oscar Wilde
The correct answer is Oscar Wilde
So why is this answer correct? : In 1876, Oscar Wilde went on his first date with a famously beautiful and witty Dublin socialite, Florence Balcombe. Wilde became infatuated and gifted her with a gold cross engraved with his name, considered a prelude to marriage. However, Wilde left to study at Oxford, and without a formal engagement, their relationship faltered. Balcombe later met Bram Stoker, and the two were married until the “Dracula” author’s death in 1912.