Clive, Kitty, 1711-1785
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Name (Latin)
Clive, Kitty, 1711-1785
Other forms of name
Clive, Mrs. (Catherine), 1711-1785
Clive, Catherine Raftor, Mrs., 1711-1785
Clive, Catherine, 1711-1785
Raftor, Catherine, 1711-1785
Date of birth
1711-11-05
Date of death
1785-12-06
Occupation
Actresses
Sopranos (Singers)
Gender
female
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Sources of Information
- Kitty Clive article (Kitty Clive, original name Catherine Raftor, (born 1711, died Dec. 6, 1785, Twickenham, near London, Eng.), one of David Garrick's leading ladies, the outstanding comedic actress of her day in England. Almost her whole careet belonged to Drury Lane Theatre; She also sang in some of the oratorios of Geroge Frideric Handel, whose friend she was. ( (Britannica Encyclopaedia via britannica.com, viewed May 17, 2018:) )
- Grove music online, Oct. 8, 2019(Clive [née Raftor], Kitty [Catherine]; b. London, Nov. 15, 1711; d. Twickenham, Dec. 6, 1785; Anglo-Irish soprano and actress)
- Handel, George Frideric. To fleeting pleasures make your court, 1785:before 1st system (Mrs Clive)
- Kitty Clive page (Catherine "Kitty" Clive (née Raftor) (5 November 1711-6 December 1785) was an English actress of considerable repute on the stages of London. A soprano, Clive would also occasionally sing on the stage, notably portraying Emma and Venus in the world premiere of Thomas Arne's masque Alfred in 1740.; retired to a villa in Twickenham...and died there in 1785 ( (Wikipedia, viewed May 17, 2018:) )
- Fitzgerald, P. H.The life of Mrs. Cath. Clive, 1888.