''Grimaldi'' or ''The Life of an Actress'' is an 1855 play by the Irish writer

Dion Boucicault Dionysius Lardner "Dion" Boucicault (né Boursiquot; 26 December 1820 – 18 September 1890) was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Boucicault had become known on both sides of the ...

. It was based on the life of the actor

Joseph Grimaldi Joseph Grimaldi (18 December 1778 – 31 May 1837)Moody, Jane"Grimaldi, Joseph" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, accessed 13 February 2012 was an English actor, comedian and dancer, who became the most ...

(1778–1837).

Film adaptation

In 1914 the play was turned into a silent film '' Grimaldi'' directed by Charles E. Vernon.Goble p.49

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1855 plays British plays adapted into films Plays set in London Plays by Dion Boucicault {{1850s-play-stub