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Henry Stephen Kemble

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Sept. 15, 1789, London
Died:
June 22, 1836 (aged 46)
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mother Elizabeth Kemble
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Henry Stephen Kemble (born Sept. 15, 1789, London—died June 22, 1836) was an English actor of popularity but modest attainments, a member of the famous Kemble theatrical family. The only child of George Stephen and Mrs. Elizabeth Kemble, Henry Stephen was born after his mother completed a stage performance as Queen Margaret, a circumstance similar to that of his father’s birth. His parents hoped he would not pursue a theatrical career, but he abandoned Cambridge after two years to try his wings in his father’s acting company at Whitehaven. Henry’s talent was meagre, although he joined a touring company to ...(100 of 136 words)

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