biography
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| lived:
| (c.1550–1616)
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| biography:
| Theatre manager, born in Lindfield, West Sussex, S England, UK. Originally a dyer and starchmaker, in 1587 he rebuilt the Rose Theatre on Bankside, London, and afterwards managed the theatre at Newington Butts and The Swan on Bankside. From 1591 until his death he was in partnership with Edward Alleyn, founder of Dulwich College, who married his stepdaughter. Henslowe's business diary (1598–1609) contains invaluable information about the stage of Shakespeare's day. |
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