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You're probably thinking of Shakespeare. He didn't die on his birthday but he was buried on his birthday.
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Another realist playwright working in America at roughly the same time as Miller was?
Tennessee Williams
Who is the William Shakespeare of Nigeria?
Although he is not referred to by the epithet "the William Shakespeare of Nigeria", Wole Soyinka (b. 1934) holds the same kind of pre-eminence in Nigerian literature that Shakespeare does in English literature. And like Shakespeare, Soyinka is a playwright.
What was William Shakespeares' 2nd job?
Shakespeare was an actor and a playwright, although these were really two parts of the same job.
Was William Shakespeare a myth?
Shakespeare was a real person. We have the records of his baptism, his ownership of property, his marriage, the birth of his children and his burial. You can visit his grave, millions do. Some people try to claim that the real man Shakespeare was not the same person as the playwright Shakespeare, but this doesn't make him a myth.
Who lived during the time of Shakespeare?
Many millions of people were alive at the same time as Shakespeare. Other famous people who were born in the same year as Shakespeare included Galileo and the playwright Christopher Marlowe. Other famous people who died the same year he did include the Spanish novelist Cervantes, the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, the theatre owner Philip Henslowe and the playwrights Francis Beaumont and Tang Xianzu. Yes, the people who lived during the time of Shakespeare also include millions of people who lived in China, Japan, India, the Ottoman Empire, various African states, and the former Incan empire in Peru.
Are Socrates and sophocles the same person?
No they're not. Socrates is a philosopher and Sophocles is a playwright.
Another realist playwright working in America at roughly the same time as Miller was?
Tennessee Williams
What is the explanation for the strange spelling of the English word playwright?
The word "playwright" is spelled the way it is because it comes from the combination of "play" and "wrought" (meaning "made"). In Middle English, "wrought" was used as a past participle of the verb "work." The spelling "wright" was used to indicate a doer or builder, so a "playwright" was someone who "wrought" or created plays.
Is actor julianna margulies related to playwright Donald margulies?
No, actor Julianna Margulies is not related to playwright Donald Margulies. They share the same last name but are not known to be related to each other.
Which language was created before 'English' or 'French'?
Languages are not "created", they just evolve from a previous one. French isn't the same thing as Old French, English isn't the same thing as Old English. This plus the fact that there is no birth registry for languages, make it impossible to answer.
Who is the William Shakespeare of Nigeria?
Although he is not referred to by the epithet "the William Shakespeare of Nigeria", Wole Soyinka (b. 1934) holds the same kind of pre-eminence in Nigerian literature that Shakespeare does in English literature. And like Shakespeare, Soyinka is a playwright.
Who was the playwright of the comedy Private Lives?
Noel Coward is the playwright of the comedy "Private Lives." It was premiered on August, 18 1930, and is a comedy based on the mishap of a divorced couple honeymooning in the same location with their new spouses.
Which famous author born and died on the same day?
Charles Dickens, the famous English author, was born on February 7, 1812, and died on the same day, February 7, 1870.
What was William Shakespeares' 2nd job?
Shakespeare was an actor and a playwright, although these were really two parts of the same job.
Why English people pronounce words the same way?
Because people are fond of mimicking one another, it is how we learn to become who we are since birth.
Where does title for movie Whos afraid of Virginia Woolf come from?
It comes from the play of the same title by playwright Edward Albee.
Was William Shakespeare a myth?
Shakespeare was a real person. We have the records of his baptism, his ownership of property, his marriage, the birth of his children and his burial. You can visit his grave, millions do. Some people try to claim that the real man Shakespeare was not the same person as the playwright Shakespeare, but this doesn't make him a myth.
