Edmund Shakespeare
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Edmund Shakespeare was a 16th and 17th century English actor.
and Mary Arden and thus the younger brother of the playwright William Shakespeare
. He followed William to London to become an actor. While an actor, he had an affair with an unknown woman around 1600 and fathered a son, Edward Shakespeare. He died in 1607, and 20 shillings was paid for his burial (possibly by William) at St Saviour's
in Southwark
"with a forenoone knell of the great bell".
He appears, as does his more famous brother, as a character in the historical novel At the Sign of the Globe by Gwendolyn Bowers
and The Juliet Spell by Douglas Rees.
Life
He was the son of John ShakespeareJohn Shakespeare
John Shakespeare was the father of William Shakespeare. He was the son of Richard Shakespeare of Snitterfield, a farmer. He moved to Stratford-upon-Avon and married Mary Arden, with whom he had eight children, five of whom survived into adulthood...
and Mary Arden and thus the younger brother of the playwright William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
. He followed William to London to become an actor. While an actor, he had an affair with an unknown woman around 1600 and fathered a son, Edward Shakespeare. He died in 1607, and 20 shillings was paid for his burial (possibly by William) at St Saviour's
Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral or The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London, lies on the south bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge....
in Southwark
Southwark
Southwark is a district of south London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Southwark. Situated east of Charing Cross, it forms one of the oldest parts of London and fronts the River Thames to the north...
"with a forenoone knell of the great bell".
He appears, as does his more famous brother, as a character in the historical novel At the Sign of the Globe by Gwendolyn Bowers
Gwendolyn Bowers
Gwendolyn Bowers is an American author, mostly of juvenile historical fiction.Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, she is a graduate of the Boston University School of Education, studying creative writing, drama and the fine arts there. She taught in the English department of the Rhode Island School...
and The Juliet Spell by Douglas Rees.
Sources
- S. Schoenbaum, William Shakespeare: a documentary life (1975), page 26