Joseph Reed (playwright)
Joseph Reed | |
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| Born | March 1723 Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England |
| Died | (aged 64) London, England |
| Occupation | Dramatist, poet |
| Period | 1744–87 |
| Genre | farce, comic opera |
Joseph Reed (March 1723 – 15 August 1787) was an English playwright and poet known for his 1761 farce The Register Office and the 1769 comic opera adaptation of Henry Fielding's Tom Jones.