James Nutcombe Gould

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rdf:langString James Nutcombe Gould

rdf:langString James Nutcombe Gould

rdf:langString British

rdf:langString Stage actor

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rdf:langString James Nutcombe Gould (known as Nutcombe Gould) (24 February 1849 in Stoke-in-Teignhead, Devon – 10 October 1899 in Paddington) was an English stage actor. He was the son of John Nutcombe Gould (1805-1878), a wealthy rector, and Katherine Emma née Grant (1821-1903), a daughter of Major-General James Grant (1780-1852). James had wanted to follow his father into the church. However, he had a stammer, which he thought held him back in his career. He worked as a bank clerk until he inherited sufficient wealth to marry well and to change career onto the stage, mostly in London. He took the stage name Nutcombe Gould and never stammered on stage. In 1879 he set up 'The Barn Owls' an amateur dramatics group in Lustleigh, Devon. Notably, Gould originated the role of Lord Darlington in Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde when it premiered in 1892. In 1895 Gould played Friar Lawrence in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. In 1897 Gould played Hamlet in Hamlet by William Shakespeare, directed by Ben Greet. His name appears in the biography of Ellen Terry.

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