QUICK FACTS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

quick faCTS

NAME

William Shakespeare

OCCUPATION

Playwright, Poet

BIRTH DATE

c. April 23, 1564

DEATH DATE

April 23, 1616

DID YOU KNOW?

By the early 1590s, William Shakespeare was a managing partner in the Lord Chamberlain's Men, a popular theater company.

DID YOU KNOW?

In 1599 Shakespeare and his business partners started their own theater company called the Globe.

DID YOU KNOW?

Some historians have questioned whether William Shakespeare actually existed, considering the scant evidence on him.

EDUCATION

King's New School

PLACE OF BIRTH

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

PLACE OF DEATH

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

NICKNAME

"Bard of Avon"

"Swan of Avon"

"The Bard"

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