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William
Shakespeare: (1564–1616) English Dramatist and Poet
William Shakespeare
was born in
In 1582 Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway.
They had three children, Susanna (1583), and twins, Hamnet and Judith
(1585). For seven years Shakespeare disappears from all records, and
nothing is known of the 1585, the birth of the twins, and his emergence
as a playwright in
In 1594 Shakespeare became an actor and
playwright for the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, which became
a favorite
In 1599 he became a partner in the ownership
of the Globe theatre, and in 1608 part owner of the Blackfriars theatre.
Shakespeare retired in 1613 to
William Shakespeare
died on April 23, 1616 and was interred at Holy Trinity in
Photographs:
Another view of the Shakespeare Bust
Yet another view of the Shakespeare Bust
Further Reading:
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Terry A. Gray, Introduction to Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
The Electronic Literature Foundation, The Plays of William Shakespeare
Jeremy Hylton, Complete Works of Shakespeare