Joseph Grimaldi blue plaque

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# 56 Exmouth Market During the decade he spent at this Exmouth Market address from 1818 to 1828, Joseph Grimaldi perfected the art of pantomime that would make him a legend of English theatre, earning him the title "the father of modern clowning." Living here during the height of his career at the ...

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56 Exmouth Market, EC1

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Joseph Grimaldi 1778-1837 clown lived here 1818-1828