John Lawrence Toole

John Lawrence (J. L.) Toole (12 March 1830 – 30 July 1906) was an English comic actor, actor-manager and theatrical producer. He was famous for his roles in farce and in serio-comic melodramas in a career that spanned more than four decades. He was so famous in his day that he was the first actor to have a West End theatre named after him.

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John Lawrence Toole
Alias (AKA)Toole John Lawrence
Birth dateMarch 12, 1832
Birth nameJohn Lawrence Toole
Birth place
City of London
Date of deathJuly 30, 1906
Place of death
Brighton , Sussex

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  2. http://books.google.com/books?id=alwBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA15
  3. http://jltoole.blogspot.com
  4. http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp04519