Person    | Male  Born 4/11/1751  Died 7/7/1816

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Categories: Seriously Famous, Theatre

Countries: Ireland

Playwright. Born Dublin. Pupil at Harrow School 1762-8. Married Elizabeth Linley at St Marylebone Church in 1773. 1780-5 they lived in the grand house "The Grove" in Harrow, immediately north-east of St Mary's Church. The associated stables are still named for him. His plays include: The Rivals (1775), School for Scandal (1777). Died London.

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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Old Church Garden - facts

The left-most of 3 plaques on the back wall of the garden.

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R. B. Sheridan - Hertford Street

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1751 - 1816, dramatist and statesman lived here, 1...

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R. B. Sheridan - Savile Row

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Sheridan's Stables

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