William Shakespeare
The Chandos portrait, artist and authenticity unconfirmed. National Portrait Gallery, London.
The Chandos portrait, artist and authenticity unconfirmed. National Portrait Gallery, London.
BornBaptised 26 April 1564 (birth date unknown)
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Died23 April 1616 (aged 52)
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
OccupationPlaywright, poet, actor
PeriodEnglish Renaissance
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(m. 1582⁠–⁠1616)
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