Recollections of the Life of John O'Keeffe, Written by Himself - O'Keeffe, John 1747-1833 (London Colburn, 1826)
John O'Keeffe (1747-1833) was an Irish actor and dramatist. O'Keefe had been a popular actor in Dublin before failing eyesight had forced him to take up writing for the stage instead of acting.
Frontispiece engraving by Thomas Bragg (c. 1780-1840): portrait of O'Keeffe, after a painting by Thomas or William Lawrenson
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