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Edward "Ned" Alleyn (/ ˈ æ l ɪ n /; 1 September 1566 – 21 November 1626) was an English actor who was a major figure of the Elizabethan theatre and founder of the College of God's Gift in Dulwich.
Edward Alleyn was an impresario, entrepreneur and one of the leading actors of his day. With links to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Alleyn was a key player during one of the most creative and innovative periods of English literary history.
Edward Alleyn 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 of Christopher Marlowe’s Tamburlaine, Doctor.
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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. Alleyn senior died in 1571, and his widow (née Townley) remarried, to one John Browne.
400 YEAR ANNIVERSARY: Edward Alleyn's Gift. Celebrating 400 years of Dulwich history: 1619-2019. Edward Alleyn (1566-1626) was a major figure in Elizabethan theatre and performed leading roles in plays by Christopher Marlowe, a contemporary of William Shakespeare.
Alleyn was an actor and an entrepreneur in the world of Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre, a colourful and famous figure of his day. Edward Alleyn bought the manorial estate of Dulwich for £35,000 in 1613.
Jun 7, 2023 · Dulwich College was founded by Edward Alleyn on 21 June, 1619 with letters patent from King James I. An actor linked to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and an entrepreneur in the world of Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre, Alleyn was a colourful and famous figure of his days.
