John Maddison Morton

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John Maddison Morton (3 January 1811 – 19 December 1891) was an English playwright.

Morton was born in Pangbourne. He was the author of Box and Cox (1847) and a number of other one act farces, including Done on Both Sides (first produced London, 1847) and Drawing Rooms, Second Floor, and Attics (first produced London, 1864). In later life, however, he failed to maintain his success, and eventually became a Charterhouse pensioner, dying on 19 December 1891.

His father, Thomas Morton, was also a well-known dramatist.

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