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Contributor	Mrs Elizabeth Cooper
Other Names	Elizabeth Price
Gender	Female
Nationality	English
Date of Birth	1698
Date of Death	1761
Functions	Actor, Author, Playwright
Notes	English actress, playwright, and editor. After her husband died in 1729, she became an actress and later a playwright. When the theatrical business took a downturn, she turned her hand to other writing. Cooper created an anthology of poetry The Muses' Library (1737), which gathered together English verse from the 11th to the 16th century, covering Edward the Confessor to Samuel Daniel.
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	The Nobleman at Home, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 4 August 1836
	Playwright The Nobleman at Home, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 4 August 1836
	Joseph Wyatt [sole entrepreneur] The Nobleman at Home, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 4 August 1836
Works	The Nobleman at Home
Data Set	AusStage
Contributor Identifier	519443

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