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Frances Abington

Stage actress · Actors · Lived 1737 to 1815 · aged 78

Frances Abington was an English actress who was also known for her sense of fashion. Writer and politician Horace Walpole described her as one of the finest actors of their time, and Richard Brinsley Sheridan was said to have written the part of Lady Teazle in The School for Scandal for her to perform.

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Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1737 to 1815 · aged 78