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Who was David Garrick? Actor, Manager, and Dramatist. Date and Place of Birth: 19th February 1717, Hereford, Herefordshire, England. Family Background: Son of Peter Garrick a Captain in the English Army and Arabella Clough daughter of a Vicar at Lichfield Cathedral of Irish extraction. Education: Samuel Johnson's Academy at Edial, Near Lichfield, St.affordshire. Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. Chronology: Written Works: 1749: "Miss in her Teens". 1775: "Bon Ton, or Life Above Stairs". Marriage: 22nd June 1749 to Eva Maria Veigel a Viennese Opera dancer. Places of Interest: AVON: Visited Bath several times to take the waters. LONDON: Theatre Musem, 1E Tavistock Street, WC2E 7PA. Date and Place of Death: 20th January 1779, London, England. Age at Death: 62. Site of Grave: Poet’s Corner, Westminster Abbey, London, England