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Richard Tarlton (died September 1588) was an English actor of the Elizabethan era. He was the most famous clown of his era, known for his extempore comic doggerel verse, which came to be known as "Tarltons".
Richard Tarlton (born, Condover, Shropshire, Eng.—died Sept. 3, 1588, London) was an English actor, ballad writer, favourite jester of Queen Elizabeth I, and the most popular comedian of his age.
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Richard Tarlton or Tarleton was an English actor of the Elizabethan era. He was the most famous clown of his era, known for his extempore comic doggerel verse, which came to be known as "Tarltons".
Sep 3, 2022 · Today we mark the death, in 1588, of one of the most well-known actors of the Elizabethan period, a clown called Richard Tarlton. He was the most famous clown of his era, known for his extempore comic doggerel verse, which came to be known as “Tarltons”.
Mar 5, 2012 · Tarlton was a member of the Queen’s Men – the premier troupe of actors in the 1580s – from its inception in late March 1583 and was almost certainly its principal draw. Sir Philip Sidney – who I have always thought of as a rather humourless man – was godfather to Tarlton’s son, also named Philip.
English actor. From 1583 to his death, Tarlton acted with the Queen's Men, playing at the Curtain, at London inns, and on company tours. Whatever the play, Tarlton inhabited ...
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Richard Tarlton, d. 1588, Elizabethan actor and clown. One of the Queen's Men, he gained fame for his improvised jests, jigs, and doggerel. A collection of anecdotes, Tarlton's Jests (pub. 1592?–1611?), is attributed to him.
