John O'Keeffe (writer)

John O'Keeffe (24 June 1747 – 4 February 1833) was an Irish actor and dramatist. He wrote a number of farces, amusing dramatic pieces and librettos for pasticcio operas, many of which had great success. Among these are Tony Lumpkin in Town (1778), Love in a Camp (1786), and Omai (1785), an account of the voyages of the Tahitian explorer Omai, and Wild Oats (1791).

John O'Keeffe
Portrait of John O'Keefe by either Thomas or William Lawranson, 1782
Born(1747-06-24)24 June 1747
Died4 February 1833(1833-02-04) (aged 85)
Southampton, Hampshire, England
SpouseMary Heaphy
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