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John Baldwin Buckstone

John Baldwin Buckstone (14 September 1802 – 31 October 1879) was an English actor, playwright and comedian who wrote 150 plays, the first of which was produced in 1826.

He starred as a comic actor during much of his career for various periods at the Adelphi Theatre and the Haymarket Theatre, managing the Haymarket from 1853 to 1877.

Anonymous (1873). "J. B. Buckstone". . Illustrated by Frederick Waddy. London: Tinsley Brothers. pp. 116–117.

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