Frederick Robson

Frederick Robson, born Thomas Brownbill was an English comedian, actor and ballad singer. During his acting career, he combined outstanding comic gifts with the power of moving an audience to a sense of tragedy or pathos. Although Robsons career spanned more than two decades, the period of his greatest success was at the Olympic Theatre, beginning in 1853 and lasting only a few years.

Robson was born in Margate as Thomas Brownbill, son of Philip Brownbill and his wife Margaret. Philip Brownbill is described on his sons wedding certificate in 1842 as deceased, stockbroker and appears to have died early, as no allusion to him by his son has survived.

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