James Nutcombe Gould
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James Nutcombe Gould (known as Nutcombe Gould) (Stoke-in-Teignhead, Devon 24 February 1849 - Paddington, 1899) was an English stage actor.
As the son of a wealthy rector, James had wanted to follow his father into the church. However, his stammer was so bad as to preclude this 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 suffered from his stammer on stage.
He married Edith Mitchell in 1878 at St George's Church, Hanover Square, and had 5 children during the 1880s before his early demise in 1899.
His brother Edward Blencowe Gould is held to be responsible for the first import of Siamese cats into the UK.
[edit] References
- http://shakespeare.emory.edu/playdisplay.cfm?playid=7
- http://shakespeare.emory.edu/playdisplay.cfm?playid=26
His name appears in the biography of Ellen Terry
