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Henry John Wallack

American actor
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Born:
1790, London, Eng.
Died:
Aug. 30, 1870, New York, N.Y., U.S. (aged 80)
Notable Family Members:
son James William Wallack II
brother James William Wallack
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Henry John Wallack (born 1790, London, Eng.—died Aug. 30, 1870, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a leading British-American actor and theatrical manager. Born into a theatrical family, Wallack appeared at an early age at Astley’s amphitheatre with his parents and siblings. After an unexceptional early career he developed into a distinguished actor and by 1824 was leading player at the Chatham Garden Theatre, and later at the Covent Garden. In 1829 he played Julius Caesar to his brother James’s Antony. Wallack had made his American debut in Baltimore in 1819 and first appeared in New York in 1821, and he ...(100 of 151 words)

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