John Fletcher (playwright)

John Fletcher (playwright)

English Jacobean playwright
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John Fletcher (1579–1625) was a Jacobean playwright. Following William Shakespeare as house playwright for the King's Men, he was among the most prolific and influential dramatists of his day; during his lifetime and in the early Restoration, his fame rivalled Shakespeare's. He collaborated on writing plays with Francis Beaumont, and also with Shakespeare on two plays.

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John Fletcher was born on 1579 in Rye, Sussex, England. He was best known as a playwright. Fletcher's country of citizenship (nationality) was English. He died on August 1625 in London, England at the age of 46.

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August 1625
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London, England
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