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Alleyn was born on 1 September 1566 in Bishopsgate, London; or so it was recorded in the Biographia Britannica as a product of Alleyn's own writing. Alleyn does record his birth date in a diary several times but does not distinctly identify his birthplace as Bishopsgate.
Nov. 25, 1626, London (aged 60) Edward Alleyn (born Sept. 1, 1566, London, Eng.—died Nov. 25, 1626, London) was one of the greatest actors of the Elizabethan stage and founder of Dulwich College, London. Rivaled only by Richard Burbage, Alleyn won the outspoken admiration of such authors as Ben Jonson and Thomas Nashe for his interpretations ...
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Edward Alleyn is considered one of the greatest actors of Shakespeare's time. Born the son of a London innkeeper, Alleyn began his acting career in his late teens when he joined the provincial troupe the Earl of Worcester's Men. The troupe toured the areas outlying London between 1584 and 1585, playing in Shakespeare's hometown of Stratford ...
Thomas Nashe, Pierce Penilesse, 1592. Edward Alleyn was the most famous actor in Elizabethan England, rivalled only by Richard Burbage. He was with Worcester's Men in 1583, and joined the Admiral's Men at the Rose around 1587. He was first to play such towering characters as Marlowe 's Tamburlaine, Doctor Faustus, and The Jew of Malta, and ...
ALLEYN, Edward 1566-1626. Early modern actor and playhouse owner. Born on 1 September 1566, the middle child of the Innkeeper of ‘The Pye’ at Bishopsgate, also called Edward, and his wife Margaret.
It was here that Edward Alleyn met Philip Henslowe, a shrewd businessman and entrepreneur who had great financial interests in theatres, side-shows and the like. Alleyn soon became a business partner of Henslowe and on 22 October 1592, he married Henslowe's step-daughter, Joan Woodwarde. The newly married couple took up residence on Bankside in ...
Sep 1, 2020 · On this day in Tudor history, 1st September 1566, Edward Alleyn, actor, theatre entrepreneur and founder of Dulwich College and Alleyn's School, was born in the parish of St Botolph without Bishopsgate, London, and baptised the following day.
