Jerrold
DOUGLAS, an English humorist and dramatist; born in 1803.
After being for a short time a midshipman. he was bound as an apprentice to a printer in London. His play "Black Eyed Susan" produced in his teens had a prodigious success and is still acted in revised form. His other successful dramas include "The Rent Day," "Nell Gwynne," "Bubbler of a Day," "Time Works Wonders," and "Heart of Gold."
He edited and wrote for periodicals.
The The celebrated "Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures" were contributed to Punch.
He was the first editor of "Lloyds Weekly Newspaper." He died in 1857.