Colley Cibber

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Colley Cibber was an English actor-manager, playwright, and essayist of the early 18th century, best known for his comedies and his controversial prominence in the London theatrical world.

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Colley Cibber canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English actor
Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
essayist
person
playwright
theatre manager
co-managerOf Theatre Royal, Drury Lane NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1671-11-06
dateOfDeath 1757-12-11
describedBySource Encyclopaedia Britannica NERFINISHED
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography NERFINISHED
employer Theatre Royal, Drury Lane NERFINISHED
endTime 1757
father Caius Gabriel Cibber NERFINISHED
gender male
genre comedy
theatre
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Augustan literature NERFINISHED
Restoration comedy NERFINISHED
notableFor London theatre management
comic acting
controversial appointment as Poet Laureate
notableRole Lord Foppington NERFINISHED
notableWork An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber NERFINISHED
Love's Last Shift NERFINISHED
The Careless Husband NERFINISHED
The Non-Juror NERFINISHED
occupation actor
essayist
memoirist
playwright
theatre manager
placeOfBirth Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Poet Laureate of Great Britain NERFINISHED
spouse Katherine Shore NERFINISHED
startTime 1730
subjectOf The Dunciad NERFINISHED
wrote An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber NERFINISHED
Love's Last Shift NERFINISHED
The Careless Husband NERFINISHED
The Non-Juror NERFINISHED

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The Dunciad personSatirized Colley Cibber
Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot notableTarget Colley Cibber
Drury Lane Theatre notableManager Colley Cibber