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David Garrick was born at the Angel Inn on Widemarsh Street in Hereford on the 19th of February 1716. His family traced their roots to French Huguenots who fled Languedoc after the Edict of Nantes revoked Protestant rights in 1685.
David Garrick stepped into the title role of Shakespeare's Richard III at Goodman's Fields Theatre on the 19th of October 1741. Charles Macklin had coached him in the part just days before this performance which established his natural acting style as the talk of London.
David Garrick took over management of Theatre Royal Drury Lane in April 1747 alongside partner James Lacy following Fleetwood's patent expiration. The partnership ended when Garrick retired from management in 1776 after twenty-nine years of leadership that restored the theatre's prominence.
In September 1769 David Garrick staged the Shakespeare Jubilee in Stratford-upon-Avon celebrating two centuries since William Shakespeare's birth though five years late. This major cultural moment helped cement Shakespeare as England's national poet through emerging movements that celebrated literary heritage.
David Garrick met German dancer Eva Marie Veigel who emigrated to London in 1746 after performing in opera choruses. They married on the 22nd of June 1749 and their union produced no children yet remained inseparable throughout nearly thirty years together.