Grimaldi or The Life of an Actress is an 1855 play by the Irish writer Dion Boucicault. It was based on the life of the actor Joseph Grimaldi (1778–1837).
Film adaptation In 1914 the play was turned into a silent film Grimaldi directed by Charles E. Vernon.Goble p.49
References
Bibliography Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.