Person · Screenwriter
David Garrick
1717–1779, Hereford
British screenwriter, born in Hereford. Wrote Richard III (1955).
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.
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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.
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In their own words
This scholar, rake, Christian, dupe, gamester, and poet.
Jupiter and Mercury. · Wikiquote: David Garrick · authors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Films in this guide
1950s
- Richard III (1955)screenwriter