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1687
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Father, Peter Garrick, arrives in England from France.
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1707
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Peter Garrick marries Arabella Clough of Lichfield.
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1717
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David Garrick born in Hereford on February 19.
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1717–1737
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Childhood and youth in Lichfield, with a brief stay in Lisbon ca. 1728 to learn wine trade from uncle.
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1725
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Brother, George Garrick, born on August 22.
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1735
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Attends Edial Hall School, studying under Samuel Johnson.
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1737
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Travels to London with Samuel Johnson; enrolls at Lincoln's Inn but does not continue in the legal profession.
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1738–1741
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Pursues the wine trade in London with elder brother, Peter.
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1740
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First pieces he authored appear on stage: Lethe (at Drury Lane, April 1) and The Lying Valet (at Goodman's Fields, November 30).
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1741
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Summer season: acts in Ipswich in Farquhar's The Inconstant under the pseudonym "Mr. Lyddall."
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1741–42
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Debut on the London stage, playing Richard III at Goodman's Fields, October 19; his own name begins appearing on the playbills on November 23rd.
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1742
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Summer season at Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin.
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1742–45
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Actor at Drury Lane under Fleetwood's management.
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1743
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With Charles Macklin, leads the actors' walkout at Drury Lane; reinstated at Drury Lane that December.
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1745–46
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In Dublin as co-manager, with Thomas Sheridan, and actor at Smock Alley Theatre.
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1746
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Eva Maria Veigel, “La Violette,” arrives from the Continent to dance at the Haymarket Theatre.
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1746–47
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Actor at Covent Garden under John Rich's management.
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1747
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Becomes co-manager of Drury Lane, with James Lacy, where he manages and acts until his retirement.
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1749
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Marries Viennese dancer Eva Maria Veigel, June 22.
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1749–72
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Makes London home at 27 Southampton Street.
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1751
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Summer visit to Paris.
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1754
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Purchases country home, a villa at Hampton.
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1763–65
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Makes the Grand Tour, with visits to Paris, Turin, Milan, Florence, Rome, Naples (staying for three months), Venice, Munich.
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1764
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Stricken with typhoid fever in Munich.
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1768
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Unauthorized The Dramatic Works of David Garrick published in three volumes.
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1769
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The Shakespeare Jubilee at Stratford, September 6–9.
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1772
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Moves London home to No. 5, The Adelphi.
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1774
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The Dramatic Works of David Garrick published in two volumes by R. Bald, T. Blaw and J. Kurt.
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1775–76
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Farewell season; retires and sells his share of Drury Lane.
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1776
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In March, incorporates the Theatrical Fund by a bill in Parliament; Final performance as Don Felix in Mrs. Centlivre's The Wonder, June 10.
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1779
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Dies in London, January 20.
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1779
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Buried in Poet's Corner, Westminster Abbey, February 1. Roubiliac statue and collection of plays willed to the British Museum.
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1779
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Brother George dies on February 3, just two days after David Garrick's funeral: "Davy wanted him."
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1822
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Eva Maria Garrick dies, October 16.
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