of a riot among the theatregoers who had demanded that he be fired. He recovered £600, but graciously chose to accept instead the defendants' purchase of £100 in tickets at three benefits for himself, his daughter and the management. Death and legacy He lived a long life and may have died a centenarian, although that is not without doubt. While his second wife gave his birth year as 1690 on the memorial tablet installed in St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden, making him 107 at his death; others have suggested that he was born in 1699 or 1710. His memorial shows a dagger piercing the eye of a theatrical mask, a contrite reference to his altercation with Thomas Hallam. Macklin's famous role as Shylock and introduction of naturalistic acting would later influence realism in the 19th century. Macklin's drive and discipline to perfect himself as an actor and teacher still inspires theatre practitioners today. Macklin is remembered today in his native Inishowen, where the Charles Macklin Autumn School is held each October in the village of Culdaff. Notes References External links 1690 births 1797 deaths 18th-century Irish male actors Irish emigrants to Great Britain Irish dramatists and playwrights Irish male dramatists and playwrights Irish male stage actors Irish centenarians Male actors from County Donegal Men centenarians