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English dramatists and playwrights

  • Cuthbert BurbageCuthbert Burbage entered the world on the 15th of June 1565 at St. Stephen Coleman Street near the London Guildhall. His parents were James Burbage and Ellen…
  • Willy RussellWilliam Russell was born on the 23rd of August 1947 in Whiston, Lancashire. He left school at age fifteen to work as a women's hairdresser.
  • Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of OxfordOn the 12th of April 1550, Edward de Vere entered the world at Hedingham Castle in Essex. He was the only son of John de Vere, the 16th Earl of Oxford, and…
  • David GarrickDavid Garrick was born at the Angel Inn on Widemarsh Street in Hereford on the 19th of February 1716. His family traced their roots to French Huguenots who…