Garrick, George, 1723-1779

George Garrick (1717-1779) was an English actor, playwright, and theater manager who appeared in several amateur theatricals before purchasing Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, with a friend and co-worker James Lucy. During this ownership the theater rose to prominence as one of the leading theaters in Europe. He was never noted as a great playwright, but gained positive review in bringing Shakespeare to contemporary audiences. He died three years after retiring at Drury Lane, and three years after that, he was given a lavish public funeral at Westminster Abbey and was laid in the Poet's Corner.

From the guide to the Shakespears Jubilee ticket, undated, (Ohio University)

Treasurer of Drury Lane Theatre, London, England, 1747-1776; brother of actor David Garrick.

From the description of Document, 1769. (Ohio University). WorldCat record id: 12705907