Vincent De Camp (1777-1839) was a British
stage actor
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.
Of Austria background, he was the younger brother of the actress
Maria Theresa Kemble
Maria Theresa Kemble (1774–1838), née Marie Thérèse Du Camp, was an Austrian-born English actress, singer, dancer and comic playwright on the stage. She was the wife of actor Charles Kemble.
Early life
She was the daughter of Jeanne Dufour ...
. He first appeared at
Drury Lane
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in 1792, and joined the company in 1794. He also appeared regularly at the
Haymarket Theatre
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. From 1814 he appeared in provincial theatres and then emigrated to North America where he died, possibly in
Texas
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.
[Cox & Gamer p.416]
References
Bibliography
* Cox, Jeffrey N. & Gamer, Michael. ''The Broadview Anthology of Romantic Drama''. Broadview Press, 2003.
* Highfill, Philip H, Burnim, Kalman A. & Langhans, Edward A. ''A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers, and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. Volume 14''. SIU Press, 1973.
18th-century English people
English male stage actors
British male stage actors
18th-century English male actors
18th-century British male actors
1777 births
1839 deaths
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