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COOKE, GEORGE FREDERICK (17561811) , English actor, was born in London, and made his first appearance on the stage in Brentford
appearance was at the Haymarket in 1778, but it was not until 1794 in Dublin, as Othello, that be attained high rank in his profession. In 18o1 he appeared in London as Richard III., lago, Shylock and Sir Giles Overreach, and became the rival of Kemble, with whom, however, and with Mrs Siddons, he acted from 1803. His intemperate habits unfortunately grew more and more notorious, and on at least one occasion the curtain had to be rung down owing to the audience
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