''Grimaldi'' or ''The Life of an Actress'' is an 1855 play by the Irish writer
Dion Boucicault
Dionysius Lardner "Dion" Boucicault (né Boursiquot; 26 December 1820 – 18 September 1890) 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 ...
. It was based on the life of the actor
Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837).
Film adaptation
In 1914 the play was turned into a silent film ''
Grimaldi'' directed by
Charles E. Vernon.
[Goble p.49]
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
1855 plays
British plays adapted into films
Plays set in London
Plays by Dion Boucicault
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