Dancer

John Lacy

English comic actor and playwright (1615-1681)

Born 1615 · DoncasterDied 1681United Kingdom
John Lacy
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John Lacy was a British dancer, born in 1615 in Doncaster, who died in 1681.

Biography

John Lacy (c.1615? – 17 September 1681) was an English comic actor and playwright during the Restoration era. In his own time he gained a reputation as "the greatest comedian of his day" and was the favourite comic of King Charles II.

From the Wikipedia article “John Lacy (playwright)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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