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    John Heminges

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  1. John Heminges (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.

  2. Mar 12, 2024 · 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 ...

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  4. The following is an imagined account from the life of John Heminges who was a good friend and fellow actor of William Shakespeare. Together with Henry Condell, he edited Shakespeare's First Folio, published in 1623. Transcript: It was the burning down of the Globe that broke his spirit.

  5. Shakespeare left Richard Burbage (1567-1619), John Heminges (1566-1630) and Henry Condell (1576-1627) twenty-six shillings and eight pence each (one mark) to buy mourning rings. They were colleagues and friends, and in the will Shakespeare refers to them as ‘my fellows’. All three men had sons named William.

  6. Nov 5, 2015 · 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.

  7. 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 ...

  8. Hearing the news of his death, two of Shakespeare’s friends and fellow actors in his theater troupe, John Heminges and Henry Condell, took it upon themselves to create a complete collection of ...