Richard Penn Smith
American dramatist (1799-1854) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Penn Smith (March 13, 1799 – August 12, 1854) was an American playwright who wrote twenty plays, of which fifteen were performed. He wrote a largely fictitious account of events leading up to and at the Battle of the Alamo, which was presented as the diary of Davy Crockett.
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Born | (1799-03-13)March 13, 1799 |
Died | August 12, 1854(1854-08-12) (aged 55) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Resting place | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Occupation | playwright |
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