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British actor and theatre manager
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Male
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Birth:
1 January 1735
Death:
1 January 1785
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Biography
Samuel Reddish (1735–1785) was a theatre manager and an actor in England. He made a reputation with Mossop's company in Smock Alley, Dublin in the seasons of 1761-2 and appeared at Drury Lane, London, 1767, where he remained during ten seasons; acted at Covent Garden, London, 1778, but lost his reason, 1779; died a lunatic at York asylum in December 31, 1785.