 Wilder traveled widely and contributed stories to "The New Yorker", among other publications.Two of his plays were "Sweet Chariot", based on the life and career of African-American activist Marcus Garvey, and "Stardust", both produced on Broadway, at a time when Wilder was living in Bayside, New York.Probably Wilder's best-known book is the novel "Flamingo Road" (1942).