George Lillo
Playwright, Author
1691 – 1739
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Who was George Lillo?
George Lillo was an English playwright and tragedian. He was a jeweller in London as well as a dramatist. He produced his first stage work, Silvia, or The Country Burial, in 1730. A year later, he produced his most famous play, The London Merchant. He wrote at least six more plays before his death in 1739, including The Christian Hero, Fatal Curiosity and Marina.
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- Born
- Feb 3, 1691
Moorfields - Also known as
- Лилло, Джордж
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Died
- Sep 4, 1739
Rotherhithe
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on July 23, 2013
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