Thomas Otway | |
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 Portrait of Thomas Otway by John Riley, c. 1680–85 | |
| Born | 3 March 1652 |
| Died | 14 April 1685 (aged 33) |
| Burial place | St Clement Danes |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Dramatist |
| Years active | 1672–1685 |
| Known for | Venice Preserv'd |
Thomas Otway (3 March 1652 – 14 April 1685) was an English dramatist of the Restoration period, best known for Venice Preserv'd, or A Plot Discover'd (1682).[1][2]
- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ Gosse, Edmund (1914). "Thomas Otway". Seventeenth Century Studies. Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 299–342.