Facts: - yearsactive: late 1700s -- early 1800s - death date: february 21 , 1803 - spouse: anne merry - birth date: 1753 - name: thomas wignell - birth place: england - occupation: actor and theatre manager Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of thomas wignell .
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thomas wignell -lrb- 1753 -- february 21 , 1803 -rrb- was an english-born actor and theatre manager in colonial united states .