Colley Cibber

Colley Cibber

male, deceased (1757)
Colley Cibber was an English playwright, actor, and Poet Laureate. His status as the first in a long line of actor-managers established his...
Sarah Siddons

Sarah Siddons

female, deceased (1831)
Sarah Siddons (July 5, 1755 - June 8, 1831) was a British actress, the best-known tragedienne of the 18th century. She was born Sarah Kemble in...
John Philip Kemble

John Philip Kemble

male, deceased (1823)
John Philip Kemble (February 1, 1757 - February 26, 1823), was an English actor. The second child of Roger Kemble, he was born at Prescot,...
Thomas Betterton

Thomas Betterton

male, deceased (1710)
Thomas Betterton (ca. 1635-April 28, 1710), English actor, son of an under-cook to King Charles I, was born in London. He was apprenticed to John...
Charles Kean

Charles Kean

male, deceased (1868)
Charles John Kean, was born at Waterford, Ireland, the son of the actor Edmund Kean. After preparatory education at Worplesdon and at Greenford,...
Thomas Arne

Thomas Arne

male, deceased (1778)
Thomas Augustine Arne (March 12 1710 - March 5 1778) was an English composer, best known for the popular patriotic song, "Rule, Britannia!", which...
William Charles MacReady

William Charles MacReady

male, deceased (1873)
William Charles Macready (March 3, 1793 - April 27, 1873), English actor, was born in London, and educated at Rugby. It was his intention to go up...
Joseph Grimaldi

Joseph Grimaldi

male, deceased (1837)
Joseph Grimaldi (December 18, 1778 - May 31, 1837), the most celebrated of English clowns Grimaldi's performances were reminiscent of the classic...
George Farquhar

George Farquhar

male, deceased (1707)
George Farquhar was an Irish dramatist. Born in Derry, the son of a clergyman, he attended Trinity College, Dublin, but left without any...
Charles Dibdin

Charles Dibdin

male, deceased (1814)
Charles Dibdin (4 March 1745? - 25 July 1814), British musician, dramatist, novelist, actor and songwriter, the son of a parish clerk, was born in...