David Garrick

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Milestones

19 February 1717
DG , actor-manager and playwright, was born at the Angel Inn in Hereford, where his father was then posted as a recruiting officer.
Highfill, Philip H., Kalman A. Burnim, and Edward A. Langhans. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1973–1993.
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20 January 1779
Drury Lane Theatre was dark this night as a mark of respect for DG , actor-manager and playwright, who had died that morning at 5 Adelphi Terrace, London.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968.
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Biography

19 February 1717
DG , actor-manager and playwright, was born at the Angel Inn in Hereford, where his father was then posted as a recruiting officer.
Highfill, Philip H., Kalman A. Burnim, and Edward A. Langhans. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1973–1993.
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He attended the tiny, unsuccessful school on which Samuel Johnson lost his wife's money.

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