John Webster
Playwright, Author
1580 – 1634
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Who was John Webster?
John Webster was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, which are often regarded as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage. He was a contemporary of William Shakespeare.
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- Born
- 1580
London - Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Education
- Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
- Died
- 1634
London
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on July 23, 2013
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