Dibdin, Charles — (baptized March 4, 1745, Southampton, Hampshire, Eng. died July 25, 1814, London) British composer, novelist, and actor. A cathedral chorister, Dibdin began working for a music publisher at age 15 and began his stage career in 1762. His first… … Universalium
DIBDIN, CHARLES — musician, dramatist, and song writer, born in Southampton; began life as an actor; invented a dramatic entertainment consisting of music, songs, and recitations, in which he was the sole performer, and of which he was for the most part the… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Dibdin, Charles — (1745 1814) Dramatist and song writer, b. at Southampton, began his literary career at 16 with a drama, The Shepherd s Artifice. His fame, however, rests on his sea songs, which are unrivalled, and include Tom Bowling, Poor Jack, and Blow High … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Charles Dibdin — Charles Dibdin, 1799 Charles Dibdin (4 March 1745? – 25 July 1814) was a British musician, dramatist, novelist, actor and songwriter. The son of a parish clerk, he was born in Southampton on or before 4 March 1745,[1] and was the youngest of a… … Wikipedia
Charles — Charles, Ray * * * (as used in expressions) Adams, Charles Francis Addams, Charles (Samuel) Atlas, Charles Babbage, Charles Barkley, Charles (Wade) Charles Daly Barnet Bartlett, Sir Frederic C(harles) Baudelaire, Charles (Pierre) Charles Edward… … Enciclopedia Universal
Dibdin — Dibdĭn, Charles, engl. Komponist, Theaterdichter und Schauspieler, geb. 4. März 1745 zu Southampton, gest. 25. Juli 1814 in London; schrieb Operetten, Pantomimen und Lieder sowie eine Autobiographie (4 Bde., 1803). – Sein Sohn Thomas D., geb.… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Dibdin [1] — Dibdin, Charles, geb. um 1748 in Southampton, gest. 1814, engl. Schauspieler, Schauspieldichter u. Componist; in letzterer Beziehung war er von Bedeutung, indem mehrere seiner Matrosenlieder (z.B. hearts of oak, Eichenherzen etc.) populär wurden; … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Dibdin, Thomas Frognall — ▪ English bibliographer born 1776, Calcutta [now Kolkata], India died November 18, 1847, London, England English bibliographer who helped to stimulate interest in bibliography by his own enthusiastic though often inaccurate books, by his… … Universalium
Charles Dibdin — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Dibdin. Charles Dibdin Charles Dibdin (4 mars? 1745 à Southampton … Wikipédia en Français
Dibdin — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Dibdin Charles Dibdin, écrivain anglais ; Thomas Frognall Dibdin, bibliographe anglais , Thomas John Dibdin, auteur et compositeur anglais.… … Wikipédia en Français
Charles Dibdin, retrato de T. Phillips, 1799; National Portrait Gallery, Londres.By courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London