About Thomas Weston
Lived 1737 – 1776 (aged 38–39). Thomas Weston was an actor.
Thomas Weston (1737 – 18 January 1776) was an English actor.
Life Weston was the son of a cook. He made his first London appearance around 1759, and from 1763 until his death, he was considered to be the most amusing comedian on the English stage.
Weston was considered as “Foote's most faithful trouper and a gifted comedian.
He was in debt and had a problem with alcohol abuse. He died of a condition related to excessive consumption of alcohol. He died on 18 January 1776.
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Who was Thomas Weston?
English actor (1737-1776)
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Thomas Weston died in 1776.
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Thomas Weston was an actor.
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