This article is about the 18th-century author. For others, see Richard Steele (disambiguation).
Richard Steele
Portrait by Jonathan Richardson
Born
1671
Dublin, Ireland
Died
1 September 1729(1729-09-01) (aged 57–58)
Carmarthen, Wales
Alma mater
Christ Church, Oxford Merton College, Oxford
Occupation(s)
Writer, playwright, politician
Known for
Founder of The Spectator
Sir Richard Steele (c. 1671 – 1 September 1729) was an Anglo-Irish writer, playwright and politician best known as the co-founder of the magazine The Spectator alongside his close friend Joseph Addison.
A c. 1712 Kit-Cat Portrait of Steele by Godfrey Kneller
Sir RichardSteele (c. 1671 – 1 September 1729) was an Anglo-Irish writer, playwright and politician best known as the co-founder of the magazine The Spectator...
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name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend RichardSteele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine. His simple prose style...
Dawn Steele (born 11 December 1975) is a Scottish actress best known for her portrayals of the characters Alexandra “Lexie” MacDonald from the BBC drama...
(1699) The Lying Lover by RichardSteele (1703) The Tender Husband by RichardSteele (1705) The Conscious Lovers by RichardSteele (1722) The Foundling by...
the round were weakening. Round Three: The pace slowed until referee RichardSteele called a time out to have the ringside doctor examine the cut on Hagler's...
in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 12 February 1768 for RichardSteele. The fourth Baronet assumed the additional surname of Graves in 1862...
arguing that a unilateral dimple is more attractive than bilateral. RichardSteele wrote that a dimpled laugh "is practised to give a grace to the features...
Remington Steele is an American television series co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce...
Mary, Lady Steele (née Scurlock; November 1678 – 26 December 1718) was the second wife of Sir RichardSteele, whom she married in 1707. She was born in...
Thomas Hicks OBE (born 17 December 1936), known professionally as Tommy Steele, is an English entertainer, regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock...
Retrieved March 5, 2019. "Upstairs 2009". Filmow. Retrieved March 5, 2019. "Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 5, 2019...
of eponymous roads in London The Muffin Man Restoration comedy Sir RichardSteele in The Tatler (No. 46) gives a picture of Drury Lane as a district divided...
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