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John Heminges. John Heminges [a] (bapt. 25 November 1556 – 10 October 1630) was an actor in the King's Men, the playing company for which William Shakespeare wrote. Along with Henry Condell, he was an editor of the First Folio, the collected plays of Shakespeare, published in 1623. He was also the financial manager for the King's Men.
By 1590, Heminges had married Knell’s widow, Rebecca, which suggests a close connection with the acting company from at least 1587. Condell, ten years younger, was baptised on 5 September 1576 in St Peter Mancroft church, Norwich, then the second biggest city in England. He may have first met John Heminges when Lord Strange’s Men visited in ...
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St Mary Aldermanbury old churchyard, City of London. The John Heminges and Henry Condell Memorial is a memorial to the actors John Heminges and Henry Condell – the editors of William Shakespeare 's First Folio, published in 1623 – in the former churchyard of St Mary Aldermanbury on Love Lane, London EC2. The memorial is made from pink ...
John Heminge (baptized November 25, 1566, Droitwich, Worcestershire, England—died October 10, 1630, London) was an English actor who, with Henry Condell, prepared and oversaw the First Folio (1623), a collection of Shakespeare ’s plays. Heminge was an integral and prosperous member of the theatrical company that eventually became the King ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
To learn more about the folios, and Heminges and Condell, be sure to watch Making Shakespeare: The First Folio. April 23, 1564. Shakespeare’s Birth.
- Julia Corbett
John Heminges (1566–1630) and Henry Condell (1576–1627) were men he trusted and liked. Along with Richard Burbage, they were added to the latest draft of his will and bequeathed 26s 8d each (one mark) to buy mourning rings. Shakespeare refers to them there as ‘my fellows’; all three men had sons named William.
Henry Condell (bapt. 5 September 1576 – December 1627) was a British actor in the King's Men, the playing company for which William Shakespeare wrote. With John Heminges , he was instrumental in preparing and editing the First Folio , the collected plays of Shakespeare, published in 1623.
