Bedford, Paul John, 1794?-1871

found: Bryan, G.B. Stage deaths, 1991(Bedford, Paul John; b. ca. 1792; d. 1871; Actor)

found: Parry, John. The sparkling bowl, 1825?:caption (sung by Mr. Bedford at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane)

found: Oxford dict. of natl. biog. WWW site, May 11, 2007:(Bedford, Paul John (1794?-1871), actor, born in Bath, probably in 1794; joined Covent Garden as a singer, where appeared in Auber's Fra Diavolo, Gustave III, and other operas)

found: Musical world, v. 46, Google books WWW site, Sept. 2010(... theatre in London with the exception of the Standard and Drury Lane, fully justified the choice of the committee ... Mr. Paul Bedford may not have represented the highest walks of dramatic art, but he thoroughly amused his public ... He began life as an opera-singer ...)