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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.
December 1627, London, Eng. Henry Condell (died December 1627, London, Eng.) was an English actor who was one of the chief movers in sponsoring and preparing the First Folio of 1623, the first collection of William Shakespeare’s plays.
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Henry Condell. Henry Condell (died December 1627) was an actor in the King's Men, the playing company for which William Shakespeare wrote. With John Heminges, he was instrumental in preparing the First Folio, the collected plays of Shakespeare, published in 1623.
Making Shakespeare: The First Folio details the incredible story of how two of Shakespeare’s fellow actors, John Heminges and Henry Condell, worked to preserve their friend’s legacy through ...
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Nov 15, 2023 · It was created by John Heminge and Henry Condell, fellow actors who pursued the project as a “kind of testament to their former colleague, to the greatest playwright that they had certainly ever ...
The editors, John Heminges and Henry Condell, both actors in the King’s Men, had known the subject and must have approved this likeness, which is thought to derive from a lost painting. Reissued in editions of 1632 and 1663, the print was reengraved as a frontispiece for the fourth edition of 1685.
