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- Birth nameCharles Culverwell
- Charles Wyndham was born on March 23, 1837 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for David Garrick (1913). He was married to Mary Moore and Emma Silberrad (1836-1916). He died on January 12, 1919 in London, England, UK.
- SpousesMary Moore(1916 - 1919)Emma Silberrad (1836-1916)(1860 - 1916) (her death, 2 children)
- Wyndham, who had studied medicine in England, served as a surgeon in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was present at the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg and served with General Banks throughout the Red River Campaign. He resigned from the army in 1864 to join the Grove stock company that was then headed by John Wilkes Booth. After Booth assassinated Lincoln, Wyndham, considering himself a failure as an actor, went back to England. After a brief return to medicine he resumed his acting career and soon became a success.
- Was knighted by King Edward VII in 1902.
- Stage actor and theatre manager.
- Made his American stage debut in January of 1861 at the Olympic Theatre in New York.
- Toured Britain and America with his own stock company starting in 1870.
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