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Oliver Goldsmith(1730-1774)

  • Writer
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Oliver Goldsmith was born on 10 November 1730 in Pallas, County Longford, Ireland. He was a writer, known for The Vicar of Wakefield (1917), The Vicar of Wakefield (1913) and The Vicar of Wakefield (1913). He died on 4 April 1774 in London, England, UK.
BornNovember 10, 1730
DiedApril 4, 1774(43)
BornNovember 10, 1730
DiedApril 4, 1774(43)
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Frederick Warde in The Vicar of Wakefield (1917)
The Vicar of Wakefield
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1917
Violet Hopson in The Vicar of Wakefield (1913)
The Vicar of Wakefield
  • Writer
  • 1913
The Vicar of Wakefield
  • Writer
  • 1913
The Vicar of Wakefield
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1916

Credits

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Writer

  • Youm Mishabik (2022)
    Youm Mishabik
    TV Special
    • play
    • 2022
  • She Stoops to Conquer (2012)
    She Stoops to Conquer
    8.3
    • play
    • 2012
  • She Stoops to Conquer (2008)
    She Stoops to Conquer
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 2008
  • She Stoops to Conquer (2003)
    She Stoops to Conquer
    7.1
    Video
    • play
    • 2003
  • Bill Golding, Terry McMahon, Mark Doherty, Marc-Ivan O'Gorman, Vivienne Connolly, and John Lawlor in Double Transformation (1995)
    Double Transformation
    Short
    • poems
    • 1995
  • Ella si umilia per vincere ovvero Gli equivoci di una notte
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1975
  • Noch oshibok (1974)
    Noch oshibok
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1974
  • Novela (1963)
    Novela
    5.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • Tom Courtenay in She Stoops to Conquer (1971)
    Stage 2
    5.4
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1971
  • Conflict
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1966
  • Theatre 625 (1964)
    Theatre 625
    7.1
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1966
  • Gli equivoci di una notte (1964)
    Gli equivoci di una notte
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1964
  • Elle s'abaisse pour vaincre (1962)
    Elle s'abaisse pour vaincre
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1962
  • Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, James Mellor, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
    BBC Sunday-Night Play
    8.4
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1961
  • Played Upon a Stage
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1960

Additional Crew

  • See You at the Pillar (1967)
    See You at the Pillar
    5.6
    Short
    • quotations
    • 1967

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Goldsmith
  • Born
    • November 10, 1730
    • Pallas, County Longford, Ireland
  • Died
    • April 4, 1774
    • London, England, UK(fever, brought on by stress and exhaustion)
  • Other works
    His play, "She Stoops to Conquer," was adapted by William Brown for the Northlight Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. Andrew Hansen, Doug Frew, and Patti McKenny composed original incidental music and lyrics.
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    • 1 Portrayal

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Before turning to writing, he held many positions, including that of a physician in Southwark, England.
  • Quotes
    A book may be amusing with numerous errors, or it may be very dull without a single absurdity.

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