COLMAN, GEORGE

COLMAN, GEORGE
   1) an English dramatist, born at Florence; bred for and called to the bar; author of a comedy entitled "The Jealous Wife," also of "The Clandestine Marriage"; became manager of Drury Lane, then of the Haymarket (1733-1794).
   2) son of the preceding, and his successor in the Haymarket; author of "The Iron Chest," "John Bull," "The Heir at Law," &c. (1762-1836).

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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  • George Colman le Jeune — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Colman. George Colman, (21 octobre 1762 17 octobre 1836), écrivain anglais. Il est désigné par le Jeune pour le distinguer de son père George Colman l Ancien. Il travailla également pour le théâtre et composa… …   Wikipédia en Français

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