Edmund Kean: References & Edit History
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Harold Newcomb Hillebrand, Edmund Kean (1933, reissued 1966), provides the first scholarly examination of the evidence on Kean’s parentage, birth, and upbringing; Giles Playfair, Kean (1939, reprinted 1973), provides fuller documentation. Later works include Maurice Wilson Disher, Mad Genius (1950); Raymund Fitzsimons, Edmund Kean, Fire from Heaven (1976); and Giles Playfair, The Flash of Lightning: A Portrait of Edmund Kean (1983).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | May 11, 2026 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 18, 2024 | ||
| Added video. | Dec 11, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Biography of Edmund Kean. | Jun 17, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Edmund Kean. | Mar 23, 2012 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 26, 2010 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jan 25, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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