Alexander Pope (176322 March 1835) was an
Irish
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Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
actor
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and
painter.
Life
He was born in
Cork, Ireland.
He was educated to follow his father's profession of miniature painting. He continued to paint miniatures and exhibit them at the
Royal Academy as late as 1821; but at an early date he took the stage, first appearing in London as
Oroonoko
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in 1785 at
Covent Garden.
He remained at this theatre almost continuously for nearly twenty years, then at the
Haymarket until his retirement, playing leading parts, chiefly tragic. He was well known as
Othello and
Henry VIII.
He played for the first time in
Edinburgh
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on 15 June 1786, as
Othello.
Family
He was married three times.
His first wife, Elizabeth (1744–1797), a favourite English actress of great versatility, was billed before her marriage as Miss Younge. His second wife,
Maria Ann Campion
Maria Ann Campion (1777 - 18 June 1803) was a popular Irish actress and the second wife of Alexander Pope the actor. She was born in Waterford, Ireland and died in London on 18 June 1803, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
Life
When she was ...
(1775–1803), also a popular actress, was a member of an Irish family.
His third wife, born
Clara Maria Leigh (1768–1838), was the widow of the artist
Francis Wheatley, and herself a skilful painter of figures and of flowers, under the name of Mrs Pope.
References
External links
Neil Jeffares Dictionary of pastellists before 1800
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1763 births
1835 deaths
Irish male stage actors
People from County Cork
18th-century Irish painters
19th-century Irish painters
Irish male painters
18th-century Irish male actors
Irish emigrants to Great Britain
19th-century Irish male artists