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Thomas Betterton
1710Apr, 28

Thomas Betterton

Thomas Betterton, English actor and manager (b. 1630)
Thomas Patrick Betterton (August 1635 – 28 April 1710), the leading male actor and theatre manager during Restoration England, son of an under-cook to King Charles I, was born in London.

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