The only real reasons that I know of is that the book focuses on aestheticism and 'art for art's sake', the notions that Wilde was devoted to, and it's focused exclusively on the upper-class/aristocracy, again which was Wilde's social status.
The cast of The Picture of Dorian Gray - 1913 includes: Wallace Reid as Dorian Gray Phillips Smalley Lois Weber
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 2005 is rated/received certificates of: Finland:K-15
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 1913 was released on: USA: 17 March 1913
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 1915 was released on: USA: 20 July 1915
The Picture of Dorian Gray is approximately 229 pages long. (Barnes and Noble Edition)
Yes i am dorian gray i live in Barnsley, England
He stabbed him on his neck.
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 1973 TV is rated/received certificates of: Australia:M
The actor who played Dorian Gray in the 1945 version of the film "The Picture of Dorian Gray" was Hurd Hatfield. Answered by Luiz Canales (in Kyoto, Japan)
The fictional character you are referring to is Dorian Gray, from Oscar Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray." In the story, Dorian's portrait ages and reflects his sins, while he himself remains youthful and unsullied.
Oscar Wilde's novel.
Oscar Wilde