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gptkbp:instanceOf
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playwright
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1761
1794
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gptkbp:affiliation
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Theatrical profession.
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gptkbp:alias
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None known.
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Drury_Lane_Theatre
gptkb:Covent_Garden_Theatre
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1732-10-21
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:George_Colman_the_Younger
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith
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Various actors and playwrights.
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gptkbp:contemporary
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David_Garrick.
Richard_Brinsley_Sheridan.
Samuel_Johnson.
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gptkbp:contribution
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Wrote numerous plays and adaptations.
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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Significant in 18th-century theatre.
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1794-10-14
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gptkbp:depictedIn
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Biographies.
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford
gptkb:Westminster_School
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gptkbp:famousFor
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His comedic plays.
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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None widely recorded.
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gptkbp:genre
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comedy
farce
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Pioneer_of_comedic_theatre.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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George Colman the Elder
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gptkbp:influence
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Later_British_playwrights.
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Richard_Brinsley_Sheridan
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:David_Garrick
English_Restoration_comedy.
French_theatre.
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gptkbp:influenceOn
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The_development_of_comedy_in_England.
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gptkbp:inspiration
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The works of Molière.
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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Theatrical productions.
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gptkbp:knownFor
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His wit and humor.
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced_British_theatre.
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Established a successful career in theatre.
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gptkbp:notableWork
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The Clandestine Marriage
The Jealous Wife
The_Man_of_Business
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gptkbp:occupation
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dramatist
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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The_Colman_family.
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Colman
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gptkbp:style
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Satirical.
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gptkbp:styleOfPlay
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Restoration comedy.
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