William Mountfort

For other people named William Mountfort, see William Mountfort (disambiguation).

William Mountfort (c. 1664 – 10 December 1692), English actor and dramatic writer, was the son of a Staffordshire gentleman.[1][2] He met his death at the hand of notorious brawler Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun of Okehampton, who had just taken part in an attempted kidnap of Mountfort's friend, the actress Anne Bracegirdle.

  1. ^ "Mountfort, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). "Mountfort, William" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 39. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 211–213.