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Events on Saturday 2 March 1737 2
1737Samuel Johnson and David Garrick set out for LondonJohnson and his former pupil leave Lichfield for LondonSamuel Johnson, then an unknown schoolmaster, left Lichfield for London with his former pupil David Garrick to seek work. Johnson began writing for The Gentleman's Magazine and later became the leading English man of letters, while Garrick became the most celebrated actor of his age.
1737Samuel Johnson and David Garrick set out for LondonJohnson and his former pupil leave Lichfield for LondonSamuel Johnson, then an unknown schoolmaster, left Lichfield for London with his former pupil David Garrick to seek work. Johnson began writing for The Gentleman's Magazine and later became the leading English man of letters, while Garrick became the most celebrated actor of his age.