Editing Lester Wallack (section)

{{Short description|American actor (1820–1888)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name          = Lester Wallack
| image         = Lester Wallack - National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution (NPG.81.M1585).jpg
| imagesize     = 
| caption       = J. Lester Wallack
| birth_name    = John Johnstone Wallack
| birth_date    =  {{Birth date|1820|01|01}}
| birth_place   = [[New York, New York]]
| death_date    =  {{Death date and age|1888 |09|06|1820|01|01}} 
| death_place   = [[Stamford, Connecticut]]
| resting_place = [[Green-Wood Cemetery]], Brooklyn, NY
| occupation    = Actor * Manager
| spouse        = Emily Mary Millais
| known_for     = Co-Founder [[Actors Fund|The Actors Fund]]
| office        = Shepherd of [[The Lambs]] 
| term_start    = 1878-82
| term_end      = 1884-88
| predecessor   = [[Henry James Montague]]
| successor     = [[Harry Beckett (actor)|Harry Beckett]]
| signature=Appletons' Wallack James Wilson John Lester signature.jpg 
}}
'''John Johnstone Wallack''' (January 1, 1820, New York City – September 6, 1888, [[Stamford, Connecticut]]), was an American [[actor-manager]] and son of [[James William Wallack]] and [[Susan Johnstone]].{{sfn|Matthews|Hutton|1900|pp=283–300}} He used the stage name '''John Lester''' until October 5, 1858, when he first acted under the name '''Lester Wallack''', which he retained the rest of his career.<ref name=NAME/>