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David Garrick

1717 - 1779

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David Garrick (19 February 1716 – 20 January 1779) was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of European theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil and friend of Samuel Johnson. He appeared in several amateur theatricals, and with his appearance in the title role of Shakespeare's Richard III, audiences and managers began to take notice. Impressed by his portrayals of Richard III and several other roles, Charles Fleetwood engaged Garrick for a season at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in the West End. He remained with the Drury Lane company for the next five years and purchased a share of the theatre with James Lacy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Garrick is the 1,455th most popular actor (down from 1,427th in 2019), the 1,655th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,468th in 2019) and the 205th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, David Garrick ranks 1,455 out of 13,578. Before him are Sam Waterston, Marion Ramsey, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Daniels, Amber Heard, and Margarita Xhepa. After him are Emily Blunt, Eduardo De Filippo, Michael Emerson, Dennis Farina, Jehanne D'Alcy, and Greer Garson.

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Among people born in 1717, David Garrick ranks 12. Before him are Johann Joachim Winckelmann, Peter III of Portugal, Johann Stamitz, Ernst Gideon von Laudon, Étienne-Gabriel Morelly, and Marie Anne de Mailly. After him are Louis François, Prince of Conti, Ebrahim Afshar, Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Princess Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg, Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, and João de Loureiro. Among people deceased in 1779, David Garrick ranks 9. Before him are Anton Raphael Mengs, Emperor Go-Momozono, Thomas Chippendale, Karim Khan Zand, John Kay, and Casimir Pulaski. After him are William Boyce, Tommaso Traetta, Louis de Jaucourt, Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf, Alessandro Albani, and Pehr Kalm.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Garrick ranks 1,655 out of 8,785. Before him are Beau Brummell (1778), Christabel Pankhurst (1880), Jon Anderson (1944), Jessie J (1988), R. M. Ballantyne (1825), and Mark Phillips (1948). After him are Emily Blunt (1983), Greer Garson (1904), Katharine, Duchess of Kent (1933), Spencer Perceval (1762), Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1855), and Fletcher Christian (1764).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, David Garrick ranks 205. Before him are Michael Redgrave (1908), Stephen Fry (1957), Marina Berti (1924), Iain Glen (1961), Julian Glover (1935), and James Cosmo (1947). After him are Emily Blunt (1983), Greer Garson (1904), Paul Ritter (1966), Gemma Jones (1942), Emilia Clarke (1986), and Una O'Connor (1880).

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