John Webster
English playwright (c. 1580 – c. 1632) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named John Webster, see John Webster (disambiguation).
John Webster (c. 1578 – c. 1632) was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, which are often seen as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage.[1] His life and career overlapped with Shakespeare's.
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Born | c. 1578 London, England |
Died | c. 1626 (age 53 or 54) London, England |
Spouse | Sara Peniall |
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