Ann Catley
| Ann Catley | |
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 Portrait of Ann Catley at the age of thirty | |
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October 14, 1789 Ealing |
Ann Catley (1745–1789), also known as Ann Lascelles, was an English singer and actress. She took the name Lascelles from Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Lascelles (1744–1799), with whom she had a long relationship but to whom she was never married. In her will she left her property to their eight surviving children.[1]
She was born near Tower Hill, London, and apprenticed aged 15 to William Bates, a composer and singing teacher.[1]
She performed many roles on the London and Dublin stage, until 1782.[1]
She spent her last years living at Little Ealing and died on 14 October 1789.[1]
John O'Keeffe wrote of her: "she was one of the most beautiful women I ever saw: the expression of her eyes, and the smiles and dimples that played round her lips and cheeks, enchanting".[1]
References
Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1887). "Catley, Ann". Dictionary of National Biography. 9. London: Smith, Elder & Co.