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  1. WebOct 3, 2011 · Learn about the life and works of William Shakespeare, the greatest English-speaking writer in history and England's national poet. Explore his childhood, family, plays, poems, lost years, career, legacy …

  2. Shakespeare: The Bard of Avon
    William Shakespeare was a genius of English literature, who wrote 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and many poems that have influenced generations of writers and readers.
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  3. WebMore information about: William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptised a few days later on 26 April 1564. His father, John Shakespeare ...

  4. WebWilliam Shakespeare's birthday is most commonly celebrated on 23 April. The Authorship Question Who wrote the plays of William Shakespeare? Shakespeare's Family An introduction to William Shakespeare's …

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    No birth records exist, but an old church record indicates that William Shakespeare was baptized at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. From this, it is believed he was born on or near April 23, 1564, and this is the date scholars acknowledge as Shakespeare’s birthday.
    **William Shakespeare** (c.23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an **English playwright, poet, and actor**.He is **widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language** and the world's **pre-eminent
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    Shakespeare was the third child of John Shakespeare, a glove-maker and leather merchant, and Mary Arden, a local heiress to land. John held official positions as alderman and bailiff, an office resembling a mayor. However, records indicate John’s fortunes declined sometime in the late 1570s.
    In the handful of signatures that have survived, he himself never spelled his name “William Shakespeare,” using variations such as “Willm Shakspere” and “William Shakspeare” instead. William was the third of eight Shakespeare children, of whom three died in childhood.