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21 mar 2023 · Guest post by Elf Ahearn During the Georgian era, the United Kingdom’s most famous and notorious actress was Mrs. Dorothea Jordan (Dora), whose curly brown hair, tiny waist, perfect legs, and brilliant comic timing made her the Jennifer Aniston of her day. Dora, born Nov. 22, 1761, was the granddaughter of a Welsh clergyman named…
10 apr 2024 · Dorothea Jordan was the main breadwinner for much of their time together and yet after 20 years, she parted from him only for him to begin a path towards kingship. It’s hard not to feel a pang ...
DOROTHEA JORDAN (1762-1816), Irish actress, was born near Waterford, Ireland, in 1762. Her mother, Grace Phillips, at one time known as Mrs Frances, was a Dublin actress. Her father, whose name was Bland, was according to one account an army captain, but more probably a stage ha
3 ago 2012 · John Hoppner, Mrs. Jordan as "Viola," c. 1785–92, oil on canvas, Kenwood House, English Heritage; Iveagh Bequest, 1927 (88028789) view image During the run of the exhibition Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: The Treasures of Kenwood House, London , we will fill you in on the lives of the characters that add to the colorful history of the Kenwood estate.
Jordan, Dorothea nell'Enciclopedia Treccani - Treccani - Treccani. Lavora con noi. DAL VOCABOLARIO. LEMMI CORRELATI. Attrice irlandese (Waterford, Irlanda, 1762 - Saint-Cloud, Seine-et-Oise, 1816); figlia di un'attrice, esordì (1777) al teatro di Crow Street a Dublino; recitò poi a Cork, e (1782) con l' impresario Tate Wilkinson a Leeds e a ...
Dorothy Jordan, known as Mrs. Jordan, an Irish actress. She made her début in Dublin when she was fifteen, and after various visissitudes as a provincial actress, she appeared in 1785 at Drury Lane, London, as Peggy in The Country Girl. She speedily won great popularity, exhibiting decided talent in comedy and musical farce, and during a ...
Dorothea Jordan è stata un'attrice e cortigiana anglo-irlandese, e l'amante e compagna del futuro re Guglielmo IV del Regno Unito, per vent'anni mentre costui era Duca di Clarence. Insieme ebbero dieci figli illegittimi, ognuno dei quali prese il cognome FitzClarence.
