NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831 NRA: Siddons, Sarah (1755-1831) nee Kemble, Actress DNB: Siddons [née Kemble], Sarah (1755-1831), actress LBT ID: SaSiddo1831 VIAF ID: 57410988 LOC ID: n80001298 | B/BAP: 1755-07-05 DIED: 1831-06-08 |
SOURCES: DNB; Prance, Companion to Charles Lamb (1983); Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File | |
English tragic actress, sister of John Philip Kemble, famous roles as Desdemona, Lady
Macbeth, and Ophelia. She retired from the stage in 1812. | |