LC control no. | n 50000443 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
LC classification | PR3465 PR3469 |
Personal name heading | Garrick, David, 1717-1779 |
Variant(s) | Garrik, Devid, 1717-1779 |
Associated country | England Great Britain |
Birth date | 1717-02-19 |
Death date | 1779-01-20 |
Place of birth | Hereford (England) |
Place of death | London (England) |
Profession or occupation | Playwrights Actors Theatrical managers Theatrical producers and directors Dramatists |
Found in | Wikipedia, viewed September 16, 2015 (David Garrick (19 February 1717--20 January 1779) 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. Garrick was born at the Angel Inn, Widemarsh Street, Hereford in 1717. He died less than three years after his retirement, at his house in Adelphi Buildings, London, and was interred in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Garrick> The birth of modern theatre, 2019: eCIP title page (dominant figure for thirty years was David Garrick, actor, theatre manager and playwright) |
Associated language | eng |