A Biographical Dictionary of the Celebrated Women of Every Age and Country/Clive, (Catherine)
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CLIVE, (CATHERINE) a celebrated Actress in Comedy. Born 1711.
In 1739, she married a gentleman in the law, brother to lord Clive, from whom she was separated soon after. In 1769, she quitted the stage, and lived a retired life at Twickenham, where she died, 1785. Her character wag regular and exemplary.
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