About Mary Vining
Lived 1790 – 1868 (aged 77–78). Mary Vining was a British actor.
Mary Gossop Vining born Mary Johannot? aka Mrs Vining (1790–1868), was an English actress headlining at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden.
Life She is believed by some sources to have first appeared as a dancer under the name "Miss Johannet" or "Miss Johannot". At some point she married into the noted theatrical family of Vining. Her husband was William Vining who first acted in 1819. Within the week she was appearing again as Lady Anne in a version of Richard III with the leading actor William Charles Macready in the title role.
She and her husband lived in Campden Town which is where he died in 1861. There is also in image of her as Koran in The Vision of the Sun.
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Who was Mary Vining?
English actress
When was Mary Vining born?
Mary Vining was born in 1790.
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Mary Vining died in 1868.
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Mary Vining was an actor.
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Mary Vining was British.
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