David Garrick

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Actor
gptkb:playwright
gptkb:theater_productions
gptkbp:alumni gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Shakespeare
gptkb:Drury_Lane_Theatre
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Society_of_Arts
gptkbp:birth_date 1717-02-19
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Hereford,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_Garrick
gptkbp:contribution English theatre
gptkbp:death_date 1779-01-20
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:famous_for Shakespearean roles
gptkbp:famous_quote " I am a man of the theatre."
" To be or not to be, that is the question."
" Acting is the highest form of hope."
" The actor's life is a life of illusion."
" The stage is a world of its own."
gptkbp:founded gptkb:The_Garrick_Club
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label David Garrick
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/ David_ Garrick_by_ Thomas_ Gainsborough.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:David_Mamet
gptkb:Richard_Brinsley_Sheridan
gptkb:Charles_Macklin
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_Rich
gptkbp:known_for theatrical innovations
acting style
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern acting techniques
Development of the role of the actor
Garrick Club in London
Garrick Theatre in London
Promotion of Shakespeare's works
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_School_for_Scandal
gptkb:Richard_III
gptkb:Hamlet
gptkbp:occupation theatre manager
gptkbp:portrayed_in gptkb:The_Life_and_Opinions_of_Tristram_Shandy,_Gentleman
The Dramatist
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Eva_Maria_Veigel
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_John_Gielgud
gptkb:Renaissance_theatre
gptkb:Drury_Lane_Theatre
gptkb:Sir_Joshua_Reynolds
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4