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William Havard
ca.
Born 1710  
in Dublin
Died 1778  

Actor and dramatist. Son of a vintner.

Havard wrote several plays including King Charles the First (1736/7 - written in imitation of Shakespeare) and the tragedies Scanderbeg (1732/3) and Regulus (1743/4). Scanderbeg was performed two times at the Theatre in Goodman's Fields, and according to one source was an utter failure.1 He was an actor at Drury Lane for most of his career.

He is buried in the courtyard of "the actors' church" St. Pauls Church, next to Covent Garden.

Boswell attended a meeting in the Beefsteak Club on November 27, 1762, at which Havard was also present.

    Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763

    Unless otherwise noted, the source for a dated quotation of Boswell's is generally the corresponding volume of the Yale Trade Editions of Boswell's journals.