Edmund Kean

Edmund Kean (4 November 1787 – 15 May 1833) was an English actor, regarded in his time as the greatest ever.

Read more about Edmund Kean:  Early Life, Discovery, Drury Lane and New York, Private Life, Second American Visit, Decline and Death, Artistic Legacy, Eccentricity, Appraisals, Theatrical Works

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