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The Life & Career of an English Actor
  • The Life & Career of an English Actor

    1717 - 1779

 
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Garrick in the character of Richard III Garrick between Tragedy and Comedy Garrick in the character of Abel Drugger

Garrick in the character of Richard III

E.J. Portbury, after William Hogarth, c.1850

Garrick between Tragedy and Comedy

Edward Fisher, after Joshua Reynolds, 1762

Garrick in the character of Abel Drugger

J. Dixon, after Johan Zoffany, 1791

Welcome to Herefordshire Museum Service’s David Garrick collections

David Garrick David Garrick, the second son and third child of Peter and Arabella Garrick, was born at the Angel Inn, Hereford, on 19 February 1717. David's grandfather, David de la Garrique, was a Huguenot who fled France in 1685, and David's father Peter was brought to England in 1687.

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.

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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David Garrick Collections Come and see this intriguing collection containing the  Garrick Papers with related pictures and objects, including artefacts from Angel House, where Garrick was…

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  • David Garrick

    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.

  • Born: February 19, 1717, Hereford
    Died: January 20, 1779, London
    Spouse: Eva Marie Veigel (m. 1749–1779)

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