DAVID GARRICK


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David Garrick
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David Garrick
  • Born: February 19, 1717
  • Died: January 20, 1779
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Actor
Biography

David Garrick was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil and friend of Dr Samuel Johnson. He appeared in a number of amateur theatricals, and with his appearance in the title role of Shakespeare's Richard III, audiences and managers began to take notice.

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