George Wathen (actor)
George Wathen (1762–1849) was an English actor, stage manager and theatre owner who performed in London in the late 1700s and early 1800s. He was the father of the poet and author Marianne Baillie. Life and career Wathen was born on 2 March 1762 in London to the well-known London physician Samuel Wathen (physician), Samuel Wathen and his wife Elizabeth Malthus, the aunt of Rev. Thomas Robert Malthus. He served with distinction as a junior army officer in the Great Siege of Gibraltar, Siege of Gibraltar (1782), and then in Jamaica. He left the military, probably around 1789, with the rank of brevet (military), brevet Major (rank), Major, which meant that he left before the promotion had been finalized. He went on to become a well-known actor, singer and theatre manager, performing under the stage name of 'Captain Wathen', it is said to the derision of his fellow actors. Among his early acting partners was the famous Richard Barry, 7th Earl of Barrymore, Lord Barrymore (1769 ...
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Wathen is a surname, and may refer to: * Arthur Wathen (1841–1937), English cricketer *Charles Wathen, Sir Charles Wathen Kt. (1833 - 1893) Wool Merchant, Clothier & six times Mayor of Bristol. * Daniel Wathen, American lawyer and politician * George Wathen (actor) (1762–1849), English actor, stage manager and theatre owner * Heini Wathén (born 1955), Finnish model * Jonathan Wathen (surgeon) (c.1728 – 1808), English surgeon * Jonathan Wathen-Waller (1769–1853), English eye surgeon * Richard Wathen (born 1971), British painter * Richard B. Wathen (1917–2001), American politician, journalist, and author * George Henry Wathen (1816–1879), geologist and South African politician * Samuel Wathen (c.1720 – 1787), English physician {{surname ...
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