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William Shakespeare

William ShakespeareBorn: 23-Apr-1564
Birthplace: Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Died: 23-Apr-1616
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Matter of Dispute
Occupation: Playwright, Poet

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth

Father: John Shakespeare (d. 1601)
Mother: Mary Arden (d. 1608)
Sister: Joan (b. 1558, d. plague)
Sister: Margaret (b. 1562, d. 1563)
Brother: Gilbert (tradesman, b. 1566, d. 3-Feb-1612)
Sister: Joan (b. 1569, d. 1646)
Sister: Anne (b. 1571, d. Apr-1579)
Brother: Richard (b. 1574, d. Feb-1613)
Brother: Edmund (b. 1580, d. 1607)
Wife: Anne Hathaway (b. 1556, d. 1623)
Daughter: Susanna (b. 26-May-1583)
Son: Hamnet (twin, b. 1585, d. 11-Aug-1596)
Daughter: Judith (twin, b. 1585)

    Debtor's Prison (1587)

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