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William Brough (International) assertion William Brough i(A59934 works by)
This international person is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Born: Established: 28 Apr 1826 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
; Died: Ceased: 13 Mar 1870 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,

Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

The son of Barnabas Brough, a brewer, publican, wine merchant and later dramatist, and his wife Frances Whiteside, a poet and novelist, William Brough was educated at Newport, Monmouthshire, and after leaving school apprenticed to a printer at Breconcarved. He later carved out a career as a writer and dramatist, however. Among his works were numerous articles for various periodicals and a number of burlesques, farces and other theatrical pieces which were produced on the London stage.

In 1848 William and his brother Robert wrote their first burlesque play together, The Enchanted Isle. First staged in Liverpool it later transferred to the Adelphi in London. Among many their later collaborations were The Sphinx (1849) and The Last Edition of Ivanhoe (1850). William also wrote some early sketches fro Mrs German Reed as well.

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Notes

  • William Brough was the brother of writer Robert Barnabus Brough (father of actress Fanny Brough, actor/manager Lionel Robert Brough and science writer John Cargill Brough).

  • The Oxford National Dictionary of Biography entry for Robert Brough includes information on William Brough.

  • William Brough included in AustLit because several of his works were staged in Australia during the colonial era, either in their original form or as localised adaptations.

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