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6 Jan 1567. Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England. Death. 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.
His gravestone was said to read "Exit Burbage." Although his gravestone is now lost, a memorial to him and his brothers was erected in a later century. An anonymous poet composed for him A Funerall Elegye on the Death of the famous Actor Richard Burbage who died on Saturday in Lent 13 March 1619, an excerpt of which reads:
Richard Burbage 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 popularity as an actor by age 20.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The badge was to be worn on the Earl's shield at a tournament on March 24, 1613 to honor James I. When Shakespeare died in 1616, he left his dear friend Burbage money to buy a mourning-ring in his memory. Burbage died on March 9, 1619, and "the true sound of Shakespeare's lines, as he had conceived them [and] Burbage had interpreted them, was ...
Burbage was also successful as a painter and some scholars believe that he painted the Chandos portrait of Shakespeare. He retired in his late thirties, having accomplished a great deal in his life, and died in 1619. He is buried in St Leonard’s Church in Shoreditch. The inscription on his tombstone reads ‘Exit Burbage.’
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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 ...
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.
