Susanna Centlivre | |
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 A mezzotint of Susanna Centlivre by Peter Pelham (1720) originally painted by D. Fermin | |
| Born | Susanna Freeman 1669 (baptised) |
| Died | 1 December 1723 |
| Nationality | English |
Susanna Centlivre (c. 1669 (baptised) – 1 December 1723), born Susanna Freeman, and also known professionally as Susanna Carroll, was an English poet, actress, and "the most successful female playwright of the eighteenth century".[1] Centlivre's "pieces continued to be acted after the theatre managers had forgotten most of her contemporaries."[2] During a long career at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, she became known as the second woman of the English stage, after Aphra Behn.
- ^ Carraro, Laura Favero. "Susanna Centilivre", The Literary Encyclopedia, 20 October 2001, accessed 16 February 2012.
- ^ Bowyer, p. 3.