Surname: Fletcher Forename(s): John b. 20 December 1579. d. 29 August 1625. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet and playwright. Cousin of poet Phineas Fletcher. Born in Rye, Sussex. Educated
at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Collaborated with playwright Francis Beaumont
(1606-1616). Their collective work was produced in a folio entitled Comedies and Tragedies written by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Gentlemen (1647). Collaborated with Shakespeare for three plays: The History of Cardenio (1613), Henry VIII (1613), and The Two Noble Kinsmen (1634). Chief playwright for the King’s Company (1613). Continued to collaborate
with other playwrights and had many plays produced at court. Biographical information:
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