David Garrick
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Arts
- Subcategories: Drama, Theater, Playwrights, Acting, Actors
- Curriculum: British History, 18th Century European History
Article abstract: Garrick raised acting to a new level of expression and respectability, further popularized the plays of William Shakespeare, and brought creative management to Drury Lane.
Early Life
David Garrick came from a French Huguenot family who had migrated from the arid lands of southern France when their religion was banned in 1685. The family name was changed from Garric to Garrick when David’s grandfather was naturalized in 1695. David’s father, Peter, was commissioned in the British army and met Arabella Clough while stationed in...
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