About John Bernard
Lived 1756 – 1828 (aged 71–72). John Bernard was a British actor, biographer and theatre manager.
John Bernard (1756 in Portsmouth, England – 29 November 1828 in London) was an English actor and biographer. He was the author of Retrospections of the Stage and Retrospections of America, 1797-1811. He acted in a number of plays with Mary Ann Duff. His son, William Bayle Bernard, was a playwright and critic, and edited editions of his Retrospections.
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Who was John Bernard?
English actor and biographer
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John Bernard was born in 1756 in Portsmouth.
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John Bernard died in 1828 in London.
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John Bernard was an actor, biographer and theatre manager.
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John Bernard was British.
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