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William DunlapWilliam Dunlap (1766-1839) was a pioneer of the American theater. He was a producer, playwright, and actor, as well being a historian. He was born in Perth Amboy New Jersey on 1 February 1766, the son of an army officer wounded at Quebec. In his lifetime he produced more than sixty plays, most of which were adaptations or translations from French or German works. A few were original: these were based on American themes and had American characters. Among his works were the following: - The Father (1789)
- Andre (1798)
- The Stranger (1798)
- False Shame (1799)
- The Virgin of the Sun (1800)
- Memoirs of George Frederick Cooke (1813
- History of the American Theater 3 volumes (1832)
External link William Dunlap Dunlap, William
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