NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Dibdin, Thomas, 1771-1841 NRA: Dibdin, Thomas John (1771-1841) actor and dramatist DNB: Dibdin, Thomas John (1771-1841), playwright and actor LBT ID: ThDibdi1841 VIAF ID: 69673002 LOC ID: n82154725 | B/BAP: 1771-03-21 DIED: 1841-09-16 |
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Actor and playwright said to have composed nearly two thousand songs; in 1815 he became
manager at Drury-Lane while Byron was on the steering committee. | |