James Nutcombe Gould, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Nutcombe Gould

British stage actor

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1849

Place of Birth: Stokeinteignhead, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Oct-1899

Profession: actor, stage actor

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

James Nutcombe Gould (known as Nutcombe Gould) (24 February 1849 in Stoke-in-Teignhead, Devon – 10 October 1899 in Paddington) was an English stage actor. He was the son of John Nutcombe Gould (1805-1878), a wealthy rector, and Katherine Emma née Grant (1821-1903), a daughter of Major-General James Grant (1780-1852).
James had wanted to follow his father into the church.
However, his stammer was so bad as to preclude this career.
He worked as a bank clerk until he inherited sufficient wealth to marry well and to change career onto the stage, mostly in London.
He took the stage name Nutcombe Gould and never suffered from his stammer on stage. Notably, Gould originated the role of Lord Darlington in Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde when it premiered in 1892. His name appears in the biography of Ellen Terry.