Who was David Garrick?
Actor, Manager, and Dramatist.
Date and Place of Birth:
19th February 1717, Hereford, Herefordshire,
England.
Family Background:
Son of Peter Garrick a Captain in the English
Army and Arabella Clough daughter of a Vicar at Lichfield Cathedral
of Irish extraction.
Education:
Samuel Johnson's Academy at Edial, Near Lichfield,
St.affordshire. Lincoln's Inn Fields, London.
Chronology/Biography of David Garrick:
Written Works:
- 1749:
"Miss in her Teens".
- 1775: "Bon
Ton, or Life Above Stairs".
Marriage:
22nd June 1749 to Eva Maria Veigel a Viennese
Opera dancer.
Places of Interest:
AVON:
Visited Bath several times to take the waters.
LONDON:
Theatre Musem, 1E Tavistock Street, WC2E 7PA.
Date and Place of Death:
20th January 1779, London, England.
Age at Death:
62.
Site of Grave:
Poet’s Corner, Westminster Abbey, London,
England
Westminster Abbey, London
(© Anthony Blagg)
