Grossmith, George

Posted by Alfred Armstrong
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 20:56
Died: 
1902
Born: 
1847
Surname: 
Grossmith
Forenames: 
George

Actor, writer. FH mentions Grossmith in passing, describing his performances at the Savoy Theatre in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operas: 'a sort of elf who could sing with extraordinary speed'. FH does not mention the achievement for which Grossmith is best remembered nowadays: his co-authorship with his brother Weedon of The Diary of a Nobody, in which FH is memorably caricatured.

Sources: 
LL