James Rees (1802–1885), known by the pseudonym Colley Cibber[1] in reference to the 18th-century dramatist, was an American writer, playwright, and editor.
He worked as a salesman, and as a clerk for the United States Post Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
[2][3][4] Rees was co-editor of the Mechanics' Free Press, 1831; and editor of The Dramatic Mirror, 1842; and of The Philanthropist, 1854.
He was closely involved with the Home Missionary Society of the City and County of Philadelphia, a Christian evangelist organization.
He and his wife Anna were the parents of four children, the first two of whom were born in their mother's home state of Louisiana.