John Fletcher Biography

John Fletcher biography

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NAME: John Fletcher
OCCUPATION: Playwright
BIRTH DATE: c. December 20, 1579
DEATH DATE: August 29, 1625
EDUCATION: Corpus Christi College
PLACE OF BIRTH: Rye, England
PLACE OF DEATH: London, England

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English Jacobean dramatist John Fletcher collaborated with Francis Beaumont and other dramatists on comedies and tragedies between about 1606 and 1625.

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Dramatist John Fletcher began to work with Francis Beaumont about 1607, mainly at the Globe and Blackfriars theatres. After 1613 he often collaborated with Philip Massinger, who actually succeeded him in 1625 as chief playwright of the King's Men; other collaborators included Nathan Field and William Rowley. Throughout his career he also wrote plays unaided. He died in the London plague of 1625.