Burnand, Francis Cowley
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Sir F. C. Burnand (1836–1917); author, editor and playwright.
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Sir F. C. Burnand (1836–1917; Oxford DNB); author, editor and playwright. Became editor of Punch in 1880, a post he held until 1906. A prolific playwright, he is best known as the librettist of Arthur Sullivan's comic opera Cox and Box (1866). Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors.
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Walery. Portrait of Frank Burnand. Carbon Print. Sampson Low & Co., Nov. 1888. NPG x9112 © National Portrait Gallery, London. https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw159922/Frank-Burnand.
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“Burnand, Francis Cowley,” The History of the Society of Authors, 1884–1914, accessed April 24, 2024, https://historysoa.com/people/Burnand-Francis-Cowley.