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This blue commemorative plaque records: John Philip Kemble 1757-1823 Actor attended Sedgley Park School 1767-1771 formerly on this site Debut in acting Wolverhampton 1776 Recorded plaque organisation: Wolverhampton Civic Society.
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John Philip Kemble was a renowned British actor and manager of the Covent Garden Theatre; his debut in Wolverhampton marked the beginning of a distinguished career that significantly influenced late 18th and early 19th-century English theatre.
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