Mary Robinson (poet), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary Robinson (poet)

English poet, novelist, dramatist, actress (1758-1800)

Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1758

Place of Birth: Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Dec-1800

Profession: actor, writer, poet, royal mistress, novelist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Mary Robinson (née Darby; 27 November 1758 – 26 December 1800) was an English actress, poet, dramatist, novelist, and celebrity figure.
She lived in England, in the cities of Bristol and London; she also lived for a time in France and Germany.
She enjoyed poetry from the age of seven and started working, first as a teacher and then as actress, from the age of fourteen.
She wrote many plays, poems and novels.
She was a celebrity, gossiped about in newspapers, famous for her acting and writing .
During her lifetime she was known as "the English Sappho".
She earned her nickname "Perdita" for her role as Perdita (heroine of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale) in 1779.
She was the first public mistress of King George IV while he was still Prince of Wales.



Description	British painter, engraver and draughtsman
Date of birth/death	14 May 1727	2 August 1788
Location of birth/death	Sudbury	London
Work location	Sudbury, London, Ipswich, Bath
Authority control	: Q192720 VIAF: 29542582 ISNI: 0000 0001 0883 0621 ULAN: 500115200 LCCN: n79055449 NLA: 35109328 WorldCat