Samuel Foote

Samuel Foote
Samuel Foote
	Foote by Jean-Francois Colson, 1769
Born	January 1720
Died	21 October 1777 (aged 57); Dover, England, Great Britain
Notable work	The Author; The Minor; The Lame Lover;

Samuel Foote (January 1720 – 21 October 1777) was a Cornish^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] dramatist, actor and theatre manager. He was known for his comedic acting and writing, and for turning the loss of a leg in a riding accident in 1766 to comedic opportunity.

^ Tregellas, Walter H. (1884). Cornish Worthies: Sketches of Some Eminent Cornish Men and Women, Vol. 1. London. pp. 311, 314.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Samuel Foote, Cornishman, actor, playwright". Cornwall Calling. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ "Samuel Foote 1720-1777 – Queer Kernow". Queer Kernow. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ Norton, Rictor. "Homosexuality in Eighteenth-Century England: Sodom and Onan, 1776". rictornorton.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

[1] Tregellas, Walter H. (1884). Cornish Worthies: Sketches of Some Eminent Cornish Men and Women, Vol. 1. London. pp. 311, 314.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] "Samuel Foote, Cornishman, actor, playwright". Cornwall Calling. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

[3] "Samuel Foote 1720-1777 – Queer Kernow". Queer Kernow. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

[4] Norton, Rictor. "Homosexuality in Eighteenth-Century England: Sodom and Onan, 1776". rictornorton.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

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