Person:Sarah Siddons (1)

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Sarah Siddons
b.5 Jul 1755
d.8 Jun 1831
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  1. Sarah Siddons1755 - 1831
  2. John Philip Kemble1757 - 1823
  3. Stephen Kemble1758 - 1822
  4. Elizabeth Kemble1761 - 1836
  5. Ann Hatton1764 - 1838
  6. Charles Kemble1775 - 1854
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  • H.  William Siddons (add)
  • W.  Sarah Siddons1755 - 1831
  1. Henry Siddons1774 - 1815
  2. Cecilia Siddons
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Name Sarah Siddons
Gender Female
Birth[1] 5 Jul 1755
Marriage to William Siddons (add)
Death[1] 8 Jun 1831
Reference Number? Q234746?


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Sarah Siddons (née Kemble; 5 July 1755 – 8 June 1831)[1] was a Welsh actress, the best-known tragedienne of the 18th century. Contemporaneous critic William Hazlitt dubbed Siddons as "tragedy personified".[2]

She was the elder sister of John Philip Kemble, Charles Kemble, Stephen Kemble, Ann Hatton, and Elizabeth Whitlock, and the aunt of Fanny Kemble. She was most famous for her portrayal of the Shakespearean character, Lady Macbeth, a character she made her own,[1] as well as for fainting at the sight of the Elgin Marbles in London.[3]

The Sarah Siddons Society, founded in 1952, continues to present the Sarah Siddons Award annually in Chicago to a distinguished actress.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sarah Siddons, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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