Philip Massinger
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Philip Massinger was an English dramatist. His plays, including A New Way to Pay Old Debts, The City Madam, and The Roman Actor, are noted for their satire and realism, and their political and social
Philip Massinger, copper-engraving portrait by Charles Grignion the Elder
John Fletcher (playwright)
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John Fletcher was an English playwright. Following William Shakespeare as house playwright for the King's Men, he was among the most prolific and influential dramatists of his day; during his lifetime
Philip Massinger
…and Daborne owed Henslowe £3 on 4 July 1615. The earlier note probably dates from 1613, and from this time Massinger apparently worked regularly with John Fletcher. Sir Aston Cockayne, Massinger's constant friend and patron, refers in explicit terms to this collaboration in a sonnet addressed to Humphrey Moseley…
Portrait, late 17th century
Portrait of John Fletcher
Blue Plaque to John Fletcher on the north boundary wall of Peterborough Cathedral grounds, near where he lived as a schoolboy
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