Augustus Glossop Harris | |
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| Born | Augustus Frederick Glossop 5 June 1825 Portici, Naples, Italy |
| Died | 19 April 1873 (aged 47) London, England |
| Burial place | Brompton Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, theatre manager |
| Spouse |
Maria Ann Bone (m. 1846) |
| Children | 5, including Patience and Augustus |
Augustus Frederick Glossop Harris (5 June 1825 – 19 April 1873) was a British actor, writer, and theatre manager.
Born in Portici, Naples, Italy, on 5 June 1825,[1] he was the son of Joseph Glossop, first manager of the Royal Coburg Theatre (now known as the Victoria Theatre or the Old Vic), and opera singer Mme Féron (aka Fearon), a former prima donna assoluta at La Scala in Milan.[2][3]
- ^ 1871 Middlesex Census
- ^ Knight, Joseph; Banerji, Nilanjana. "Harris, Augustus Frederick Glossop [Augustus Glossop Harris]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12381. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Sala, George Augustus (1898). The Life and Adventures of George Augustus Sala. Cassell. p. 124. Retrieved 17 September 2023 – via Internet Archive.