Richard Burbage
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Richard Burbage was a renowned English actor of the Elizabethan era, best known as the leading tragedian in William Shakespeare’s company and the original performer of many of Shakespeare’s major roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Burbage canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Elizabethan actor
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English actor ⓘ Jacobean actor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
Elizabethan era
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Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1567 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| burialPlace | St Leonard’s, Shoreditch, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessPartner | Cuthbert Burbage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coOwnerOf |
The Blackfriars Theatre
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The Globe Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1619 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| employer |
King’s Men
NERFINISHED
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Lord Chamberlain’s Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Burbage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | James Burbage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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history plays ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading tragedian in William Shakespeare’s company
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originating many of Shakespeare’s major roles ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
King’s Men
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Lord Chamberlain’s Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Richard Burbage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Hamlet
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King Lear NERFINISHED ⓘ Othello NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard III NERFINISHED ⓘ Romeo NERFINISHED ⓘ Shylock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
original performer of Hamlet in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet
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original performer of King Lear in William Shakespeare’s King Lear ⓘ original performer of Othello in William Shakespeare’s Othello ⓘ original performer of Richard III in William Shakespeare’s Richard III ⓘ original performer of Romeo in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet ⓘ original performer of Shylock in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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theatre manager ⓘ theatre owner ⓘ |
| partnerInBusinessWith | James Burbage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | James Burbage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Cuthbert Burbage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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