John Cooper (author)

John Cooper born 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, is a Canadian author and corporate communications specialist. Currently a manager for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Cooper is also a part-time teacher and freelance business writer. Cooper has also worked as a speechwriter, communications planner, media relations officer, correspondence manager, and publications editor. Cooper has written articles for different publications, including Maclean's magazine, CMA Management, the Toronto Star, and is a former employee of the Liberal newspaper in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Cooper teaches at Centennial College's Corporate Communications and Public Relations program. He currently lives in Whitby, Ontario, where he operates an independent writing and communications firm, Tymelco Communications, doing consulting work for a variety of clients.

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John Cooper (actor)

John Cooper (1793–1870), was a British actor active between 1811 and 1859, who played in "a singularly large number of parts, some of them of leading importance" in many locations in England, Wales and Scotland.

Career

Early years

Cooper was born in Bath in 1793, the son of a tradesman. His first recorded role was as "Alonzo" in E. Young's The Revenge, in a private theatre. He first appeared on the Bath stage on 14 March 1811, aged 18. His first appearance in London was at the Haymarket, on 15 May 1811, as "Count Montalban" in John Tobin's The Honeymoon. He subsequently joined Andrew Cherry and played in a number of Welsh theatres, and in 1812 he played in the north of England and in Scotland. In Edinburgh he played "Edgar" to Edmund Kean's King Lear, and in Glasgow was the first to play the title role in Sheridan Knowles' Virginius.

Drury Lane

He made his first appearance at Drury Lane in November 1820, as "Romeo", and "was well received". Subsequent roles at Drury Lane included: "Antony" in Julius Caesar, "Tullus Aufidius" in Coriolanus, "Joseph" in The School for Scandal, "Richmond" in Richard III, and "Iago" in Othello.