Thomas Heywood
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Thomas Heywood was a prolific English playwright and actor of the late Elizabethan and early Jacobean eras, best known for his domestic dramas such as "A Woman Killed with Kindness."
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English playwright
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actor ⓘ dramatist ⓘ person ⓘ poet ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| activeIn | London theatre ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Philip Henslowe
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The Red Bull Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rose Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St James, Clerkenwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1573 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1641 ⓘ |
| describedAs | prolific playwright ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| era |
Elizabethan era
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Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfPlaysWritten | over 200 ⓘ |
| floruit |
early 17th century
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late 16th century ⓘ |
| genre |
city comedy
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domestic tragedy ⓘ drama ⓘ history play ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Admiral's Men
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Worcester's Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Woman Killed with Kindness
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An Apology for Actors NERFINISHED ⓘ If You Know Not Me, You Know Nobody, Part I NERFINISHED ⓘ If You Know Not Me, You Know Nobody, Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ The English Traveller NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fair Maid of the West, Part I NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fair Maid of the West, Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ The Four Prentices of London NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rape of Lucrece NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal King and the Loyal Subject NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wise Woman of Hogsdon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPlaysSurviving | about 20 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| theatricalRole | actor in his own plays ⓘ |
| wrote |
A Woman Killed with Kindness
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An Apology for Actors NERFINISHED ⓘ Gunaikeion; or, Nine Books of Various History Concerning Women NERFINISHED ⓘ If You Know Not Me, You Know Nobody, Part I NERFINISHED ⓘ If You Know Not Me, You Know Nobody, Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ The English Traveller NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fair Maid of the West, Part I NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fair Maid of the West, Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ The Four Prentices of London NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rape of Lucrece NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal King and the Loyal Subject NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wise Woman of Hogsdon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteAbout | defence of acting and theatre ⓘ |
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