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Sarah Siddons (1755–1831) was a British stage actor born in Brecon. She began her professional work period in 1775 and was a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Siddons is associated with several works, including *King Henry VIII*, *Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice*, *A monody on the death of Mr. John Palmer, the comedian*, *Shakespeare's Winter's tale*, and *The siege of Mansoul*.
She had siblings named Elizabeth Whitlock, Ann Hatton, John Philip Kemble, and Stephen Kemble. Her birth name was Sarah Kemble. Siddons died in London, where she was also buried. She is described in sources such as the *Nordisk familjebok*, *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia*, and *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 5 July 1755
- Died
- 8 June 1831
- Works
- 5
Top works
- King Henry VIII
- A catalogue of the excellent household furniture, a small library of books, paintings, wines and sundry effects, late the genuine property of Mrs. Siddons, which will be sold by auction, July 27, 1831, and following day
- [Miscellaneous manuscript collection of contemporary poetry, letters, and essays addressed or dedicated to Mrs. Siddons
- Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice
- A monody on the death of Mr. John Palmer, the comedian
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Three Approaches to Qualitative Content Analysis
· 2005 · cited 33,908x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,174x
- Introducing mothur: Open-Source, Platform-Independent, Community-Supported Software for Describing and Comparing Microbial Communities
· 2009 · cited 18,976x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,614x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,783x
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Key facts
- Born
- Sarah Kemble , ( 1755-07-05 ) 5 July 1755, Brecon , Wales
- Died
- 8 June 1831 (1831-06-08) (aged 75), London, England
- Resting place
- Saint Mary's Cemetery , Paddington Green, London , England
- Occupation
- Actress
- Spouse
- William Siddons
- Children
- 7, including Henry Siddons
- Parent s
- Roger Kemble , Sarah Ward
- Relatives
- Kemble family
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Encyclopedic overview
Sarah Siddons (née Kemble; 5 July 1755 – 8 June 1831) was a Welsh actress, the best-known tragedienne of the 18th century. Contemporaneous critic William Hazlitt dubbed Siddons as "tragedy personified".
She was the elder sister of John Philip Kemble, Charles Kemble, Stephen Kemble, Ann Hatton, and Elizabeth Whitlock, and the aunt of Fanny Kemble. She was most famous for her portrayal of the Shakespearean character Lady Macbeth, a character she made her own.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sarah Siddons” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.