Person    | Male  Born 4/11/1787  Died 15/5/1833

Edmund Kean

Categories: Theatre

Countries: Scotland

Born Gray's Inn. Very successful Shakespearian actor. Led a hectic and debauched life. In 1822 bought Woodend House and land on the isle of Bute in Scotland. Died at home in Richmond, Surrey.

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Edmund Kean

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