Richard Cumberland
English playwright and novelist
Died when: 79 years 77 days (950 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Richard Cumberland (19 February 1731/2 – 7 May 1811) was an English dramatist and civil servant.In 1771 his hit play The West Indian was first staged.
During the American War of Independence he acted as a secret negotiator with Spain in an effort to secure a peace agreement between the two nations.
He also edited a short-lived critical journal called The London Review (1809).His plays are often remembered for their sympathetic depiction of characters generally considered to be on the margins of society.
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