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13 Mar 1619 (aged 52) London, City of London, Greater London, England. Burial. St. Leonard Churchyard. Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England Add to Map. Plot. unmarked. Memorial ID. 12233. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 3. Flowers 57. Memorials. Region. Europe. England. Greater London.
Richard Burbage ( c. 1567 – 13 March 1619) was an English stage actor, widely considered to have been one of the most famous actors of the Globe Theatre and of his time. In addition to being a stage actor, he was also a theatre owner, entrepreneur, and painter. He was the younger brother of Cuthbert Burbage.
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Richard Burbage (c. 1567-1619) became the leading actor in the Lord Chamberlain's Company (subsequently the King's Men) – the company of actors for which William Shakespeare (1564-1616) wrote plays during most of his professional career. Burbage inherited the Blackfriars Theatre and another, simply called ‘The Theatre’ in Shoreditch ...
Burbage was buried in St Leonard's, Bedford, a church close to the Theatre. His gravestone is now lost, but a memorial to him and his brothers was erected in a later century.
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Mar 11, 2019 · Born, January 5 1558, died March 12 1619. Unknown artist. It’s 400 years since the death of Richard Burbage, the first person to play the roles of Hamlet, Lear, Othello and Macbeth in the ...
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Mar 16, 2020 · On this day in history, 16th March 1619, actor Richard Burbage was buried at St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch. Burbage was a famous actor in the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I, peforming for royalty and even being in King James' company of players. Burbage was also a good friend of William Shakespeare, and the two men were involved in the building of the famous Globe Theatre. Find ...
May 26, 1999 · Died: March 9/13, 1619, London, Eng. Richard Burbage (born c. 1567, London—died March 9/13, 1619, London, Eng.) was an English actor, known as the first player of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Romeo, Henry V, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, and Lear. The son of the actor and theatre manager and owner James Burbage, Richard had attained wide ...
