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John Orlando Parry

John Orlando Parry

Extracted from the Wikipedia article John Parry (actor).

John Orlando Parry (3 January 1810 – 20 February 1879) was an English actor, pianist, artist, comedian, songwriter and singer. As a child of a musician, he studied harp and piano and first performed on the harp in his teens. He began singing professionally in 1830 and both performed and studied singing in Italy in 1833. He also was employed as an illustrator and artist.