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John Webster
English playwright (c. 1580 – c. 1632)
For other people named John Webster, see John Webster (disambiguation).
John Webster | |
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| Born | c. 1578 London, England |
| Died | c. 1626 (age 53 or 54) London, England |
| Spouse | Sara Peniall |
John Webster (c.
1578 – c. 1632) was an English Jacobeandramatist 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.
Biography
Webster's life is obscure and the dates of his birth and death are not known.
Biography john webster
His father, a carriage maker also named John Webster, married a blacksmith's daughter named Elizabeth Coates on 4 November 1577 and it is likely that Webster was born not long after, in or near London. The family lived in St Sepulchre's parish.
His father John and uncle Edward were Freemen of the Merchant Taylors' Company and Webster attended Mercha