Wikipedia:WikiProject Dictionary of National Biography/Theatre

This is a list of missing biographies of actors, dramatic writers and other performers, managers and son, from the Dictionary of National Biography.

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• The initial list is entirely from DNB biographies written by John Joseph Knight (see s:Author:John Joseph Knight). There is scope for more, by using other DNB authors.
• Some dates and names have been changed in line with the modern Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

B

• Y Henry Roxby Beverley (1790–1863), actor, low comedian; s:Beverley, Henry Roxby (DNB00)
• Y William Blakeley (1830–1897), actor; s:Blakeley, William (DNB01)
• Y John Bland (dramatist) (d. 1788), dramatist; s:Bland, John (d.1788) (DNB00)
• Y Charles Bonnor (fl. 1777–1829?), actor and dramatist; s:Bonnor, Charles (DNB00)
• Y Esther Brand (actress) (fl. 1745–1772), actress; s:Hamilton, Mrs. (DNB00)
• Y Christopher Bullock (actor) (1690?–1724), actor and dramatist,s:Bullock, Christopher (DNB00)
• Y Margaret Agnes Bunn (1799–1883), actress; s:Bunn, Margaret Agnes (DNB00)
• Y William Burnaby (playwright) (fl. 1700–1703), author of comedies; s:Burnaby, Charles (DNB00)
• Y Oscar Byrne (1795?–1867), actor and ballet-master; s:Byrne, Oscar (DNB00)

C

• Y James Carlile (actor) (d. 1691), actor and dramatist; s:Carlile, James (d.1691) (DNB00)
• Y George Cartwright (dramatist) (fl. 1661), dramatist; s:Cartwright, George (DNB00)
• Y William Simmonds Chatterley (1787–1822), actor; s:Chatterley, William Simmonds (DNB00)
• Y John Clarke (comedian) (d. 1879), comedian; s:Clarke, John (d.1879) (DNB00)
• Y John Clayton (19th-century actor) (1843–1888), actor; s:Clayton, John (1843-1888) (DNB01)
• Y George Cockings (d. 1802), writer; s:Cockings, George (DNB00)
• Y Charles Connor (comedian) (d. 1826), comedian; s:Connor, Charles (DNB00)
• Y William Augustus Conway (1789–1828), actor; s:Conway, William Augustus (DNB00)
• Y George Cooke (actor, 1807–1863) (1807–1863), actor; s:Cooke, George (1807-1863) (DNB00)
• Y John Corey (actor) (fl. 1700–1731), actor and dramatist; s:Corey, John (DNB00)

D

• Y Dennis Delane (d. 1750), Irish actor; s:Delane, Dennis (DNB00)

F

• Y Lydia Foote (1844?–1892), actress; s:Foote, Lydia (DNB01)

G

• Y Samuel Gilburne (fl. 1605), actor; s:Gilburne, Samuel (DNB00)
• Y Charlotte Goodall (fl. 1784–1813), actress; s:Goodall, Charlotte (DNB00)
• Y Robert Goughe (d. 1624), actor; s:Goughe, Robert (DNB00)

H

• Y George Davies Harley (d. 1811), actor and author; s:Harley, George Davies (DNB00)
• Y Henry Harris (engraver) (d. 1704), actor, also chief engraver to the Mint; s:Harris, Henry (DNB00) and s:Harris, Joseph (?) (fl.1661-1681) (DNB00)
• Y Joseph Harris (17th-century actor) (fl. 1661–1699), actor and dramatist; s:Harris, Joseph (fl.1661-1699) (DNB00)
• Y James Hill (actor) (d. 1817?), actor and vocalist; s:Hill, James (d.1817?) (DNB00)
• Y John Hippisley (actor) (d. 1748), actor and dramatist; s:Hippisley, John (d.1748) (DNB00)
• Y Charles Holland (actor, 1768–1849) (1768–1849), actor; s:Holland, Charles (1768-1849?) (DNB00)
• Y George Honey (1822–1880), actor and vocalist; s:Honey, George (DNB00)
• Y Laura Honey (1816?–1843), actress; s:Honey, Laura (DNB00)
• Y Henry Howe (actor) (1812–1896), actor; s:Howe, Henry (DNB01)
• Y Charles Hulet (1701–1736), actor; s:Hulet, Charles (DNB00)
• Y Anne Humby (fl. 1817–1849), actress; s:Humby, Mrs. (DNB00)

J

• Y John Jackson (actor) actor, manager, and dramatist; s:Jackson, John (fl.1761-1792) (DNB00)
• Y Frances Eleanor Jarman (1803?–1873), actress; s:Jarman, Frances Eleanor (DNB00)
• Y Richard Jones (actor) (1779–1851), actor and dramatist; s:Jones, Richard (1779-1851) (DNB00)

K

• Y Priscilla Kemble (1756–1845), actress; s:Kemble, Priscilla (DNB00)
• Y Thomas Killigrew, the younger (1657–1719), dramatist; s:Killigrew, Thomas (1657-1719) (DNB00)
• Y Thomas Knight (actor, died 1820) (d. 1820), actor and dramatist; s:Knight, Thomas (d.1820) (DNB00)

L

• Y Walter Lacy (1809–1898), actor; s:Lacy, Walter (DNB01)
• Y James Laroche (singer) (fl. 1696–1713), singer; s:Laroche, James (DNB00)
• Y Carlotta Leclercq (1840?–1893), actress; s:Leclercq, Carlotta (DNB01)
• Y John Lee (18th-century actor) (d. 1781), actor and manager; s:Lee, John (d.1781) (DNB00)
• Y Richard Nelson Lee (1806–1872), actor and dramatist; s:Lee, Richard Nelson (DNB00)
• Y Harriett Litchfield (1777–1854), actress; s:Litchfield, Harriett (DNB00)
• Y Marie Litton (1847–1884), actress; s:Litton, Marie (DNB00)
• Y William Lovegrove (1778–1816), actor; s:Lovegrove, William (DNB00)

M

• Y John Maclean (actor) (1835?–1890), actor; s:Maclean, John (1835?-1890) (DNB00)
• Y Thomas Matthews (actor) (1805–1889), actor and pantomimist; s:Matthews, Thomas (DNB00)
• Y Isabella Mattocks (1746–1826), actress; s:Mattocks, Isabella (DNB00)
• Y Drinkwater Meadows (1799–1869), actor; s:Meadows, Drinkwater (DNB00)
• Y John Mills (18th-century actor) (d. 1736), actor; s:Mills, John (d.1736) (DNB00)
• Y Walter Montgomery (actor) (1827–1871), actor; s:Montgomery, Walter (DNB00)
• Y Eleanora Moore or Nelly Moore (d. 1869), actress; s:Moore, Eleanora (DNB00)
• Y Thomas Mozeen (d. 1768), actor and dramatist; s:Mozeen, Thomas (DNB00)

N

• Y Henry Norris (actor) (1665–1730?), actor known as Jubilee Dicky; s:Norris, Henry (1665-1730?) (DNB00)

O

• Y William O'Brien (actor) (d. 1815), actor and dramatist; s:O'Brien, William (d.1815) (DNB00)
• Y Mary Ann Orger (1788–1849), actress; s:Orger, Mary Ann (DNB00)
• Y John Lennergan Owens (fl.1780), actor; s:Owens, John Lennergan (DNB00)
• Y William Henry Oxberry (1808–1852), actor; s:Oxberry, William Henry (DNB00)

P

• YGeorge Pack (actor) (fl. 1700–1724), actor; s:Pack, George (DNB00)
• Y William Parsons (actor) (1736–1795), actor; s:Parsons, William (1736-1795) (DNB00)
• Y Isabella Howard Paul (1833?–1879), actress and vocalist; s:Paul, Isabella Howard (DNB00)
• Y William Peer (d. 1713), actor; s:Peer, William (DNB00)
• Y Ann Pitt (1720?–1799), actress; s:Pitt, Ann (DNB00)
• Y John Langford Pritchard (1799–1850), actor; s:Pritchard, John Langford (DNB00)

R

• Y Alexander Rae (actor) (1782–1820), actor; s:Rae, Alexander (DNB00)
• Y Lionel Benjamin Rayner (1788?–1855), actor; s:Rayner, Lionel Benjamin (DNB00)
• Y John Reeve (actor) (1799–1838), actor; s:Reeve, John (1799-1838) (DNB00)
• Y John Richardson (showman) (1767?–1837), showman; s:Richardson, John (1767?-1837) (DNB00)
• Y David Ross (18th-century actor) (1728–1790), actor; s:Ross, David (DNB00)
• Y Clara Marion Jessie Rousby (1852?–1879), actress; s:Rousby, Clara Marion Jessie (DNB00)
• Y Robert Roxby (1809?–1866), actor; s:Roxby, Robert (DNB00)
• Y Samuel Thomas Russell (1769?–1845), actor; s:Russell, Samuel Thomas (DNB00)
• Y Samuel William Ryley (1759–1837), actor and author; s:Ryley, Samuel William (DNB00)

S

• Y Margaret Saunders (fl. 1702–1744), actress; s:Saunders, Margaret (DNB00)
• Y Amy Sedgwick (later Mrs. Parkes, Mrs. Pemberton, and Mrs. Goostry) (1830–1897), actress; s:Sedgwick, Amy (DNB01)
• Y Charles Selby (1802?–1863), actor and dramatist; s:Selby, Charles (DNB00)
• Y Anna Maria Seymour (fl. 1717–1723), actress; s:Seymour, Mrs. (DNB00)
• Y John Shanks (actor) (d. 1636), actor; s:Shanks, John (DNB00)
• Y Ralph Sherwin (actor) (1799–1830), actor; s:Sherwin, Ralph (1799-1830) (DNB00)
• Y Samuel Simmons (actor) (1777?–1819), actor; s:Simmons, Samuel (1777?-1819) (DNB00)
• Y John Singer (16th-century actor) (fl. 1594–1602), actor and dramatist; s:Singer, John (DNB00)
• Y Richard John Smith (1786–1855), actor; s:Smith, Richard John (DNB00)
• Y William Smith (17th-century actor) (d. 1696), actor; s:Smith, William (d.1696) (DNB00)
• Y James Spiller (comedian) (1692–1730), comedian; s:Spiller, James (DNB00)
• Y Jane Stephens (actress) (1813?–1896), actress; s:Stephens, Jane (DNB00)

T

• Y Montague Talbot (1774–1831), actor and manager; s:Talbot, Montague (DNB00)
• Y Sarah Thurmond (died 1762), actress; s:Thurmond, Mrs. (DNB00)

V

• Y Alfred Glenville Vance (1838?–1888), actor, pantomimist, and comic singer; s:Vance, Alfred Glenville (DNB00)
• Y John M. Vandenhoff (1790–1861), actor; s:Vandenhoff, John M. (DNB00)
• Y George J. Vining (1824–1875), actor; s:Vining, George J. (DNB00)
• Y Frederick Mortimer Vokes (1846–1888), actor and dancer; s:Vokes, Frederick Mortimer (DNB00)

W

• Y Tryphosa Jane Wallis (fl. 1789–1814), actress also known as Mrs. Campbell; s:Wallis, Miss (DNB00)
• Y Mary Amelia Warner (1804–1854), actress; s:Warner, Mary Amelia (DNB00)
• Y Lydia Webb (d. 1793), actress; s:Webb, Mrs. (DNB00)
• Y Ralph Wewitzer (1748–1825), comedian; s:Wewitzer, Ralph (DNB00)
• Y Horace Wigan (1818?–1885), actor and adapter of plays; s:Wigan, Horace (DNB00)
• Y Joseph Williams (actor) (fl. 1673–1700), actor; s:Williams, Joseph (DNB00)
• Y Lewis Strange Wingfield (1842–1891), traveller, actor, writer, and painter; s:Wingfield, Lewis Strange (DNB00)
• Y William Wintersel (d. 1679), actor; s:Wintersel, William (DNB00)
• Y Mrs. Woodham, nee Spencer, known as Buck Spencer (1743–1803), singer and actress; s:Woodham, Mrs. (DNB00)
• Y Henry Woodward (English actor) (1714–1777), actor; s:Woodward, Henry (DNB00)