Dion Boucicault
Playwright, Author
1820 – 1890
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Who was Dion Boucicault?
Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot, commonly known as Dion Boucicault, was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Boucicault had become known on both sides of the Atlantic as one of the most successful actor-playwright-managers then in the English-speaking theatre. The New York Times heralded him in his obituary as "the most conspicuous English dramatist of the 19th century."
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- Born
- Dec 26, 1820
Dublin - Also known as
- Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot
- Parents
- Spouses
- Josephine Thorndyke
(1885/09/09 - 1890/09/18) - Anne Guiot
(1845/07/09 - 1845) - Agnes Kelly Robertson
(1853 - 1888)
- Josephine Thorndyke
- Children
- Nationality
- Republic of Ireland
- Profession
- Education
- University College School
- University of London
- Lived in
- County Dublin
- Died
- Sep 18, 1890
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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